Cleared Traditional

NUVANCE* FACIAL REJUVENATION SYSTEM (K052953) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II General & Plastic Surgery device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K052953 · Ethicon, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Mar 2006
Decision
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Class 2
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K052953 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NUVANCE* FACIAL REJUVENATION SYSTEM. Classified as Suture, Surgical, Nonabsorbable, Poly (vinylidene Fluoride) (product code MXW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Ethicon, Inc. (Sommerville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 6, 2006 after a review of 137 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5010 - 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. 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 K052953 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 20, 2005
Decision Date March 06, 2006
Days to Decision 137 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
22d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 137d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code MXW Suture, Surgical, Nonabsorbable, Poly (vinylidene Fluoride)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5010
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.