Cleared Traditional

K042287 - UNIPLAIN & UNICHROM

K042287 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for UNIPLAIN & UNICHROM, manufactured by United Medical Industries Co. , Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 379-day FDA review.

K042287 · United Medical Industries Co. , Ltd. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K042287 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the UNIPLAIN & UNICHROM. Classified as Suture, Absorbable, Natural (product code GAL), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by United Medical Industries Co. , Ltd. (Riyadh, Central Province, SA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 7, 2005 after a review of 379 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4830 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Elevated predicate reliance profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K042287

510(k) Number K042287 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 24, 2004
Decision Date September 07, 2005
Days to Decision 379 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
264d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 379d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GAL Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GAL Suture, Absorbable, Natural
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4830
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

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