Cleared Traditional

K043225 - VANGUARD REPROCESSED ULTRASONIC SCALPEL (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

K043225 · Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K043225 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VANGUARD REPROCESSED ULTRASONIC SCALPEL. Classified as Single-use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments (product code NLQ).

Submitted by Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. (Lakeland, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 22, 2005 after a review of 120 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. 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. Standard predicate reliance. 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K043225 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 22, 2004
Decision Date March 22, 2005
Days to Decision 120 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
6d slower than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 120d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code NLQ Single-use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments
Device Class -
Definition Single-use Reprocessed Versions Of The Ultrasonic Devices Used In Surgical Procedures Either For Fragmentation, Emulsification And Aspiration Of Soft Tissue And Hard Tissue Or For Ligation Of Vessels (under Product Code “lfl”). Reprocessing Validation Data For This Device Type Must Be Included In A 510(k) Submission.. (70 Fr 56911, Available At Https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/fr-2005-09-29/pdf/05-19510.pdf).

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