Cleared Traditional

K071663 - VF GEL PLUS

K071663 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for VF GEL PLUS, manufactured by Coapt Systems, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code MIX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 242-day FDA review.

K071663 · Coapt Systems, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K071663 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VF GEL PLUS. Classified as System, Vocal Cord Medialization (product code MIX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Coapt Systems, Inc. (Palo Alto, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 15, 2008 after a review of 242 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3620 - the FDA ear, nose and throat 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 Ear, Nose, Throat review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K071663

510(k) Number K071663 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 18, 2007
Decision Date February 15, 2008
Days to Decision 242 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
152d slower than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 242d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

MIX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code MIX System, Vocal Cord Medialization
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3620
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 Ear, Nose, Throat devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - MIX System, Vocal Cord Medialization

All 15
Devices cleared under the same product code (MIX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K071663.
VOCALIS GEL
K081815 · Cytophil, Inc. · Jan 2009
VOCALIS AND VOCALIS SM
K081816 · Cytophil, Inc. · Jan 2009
MODIFICATION TO VF GEL PLUS
K080956 · Coapt Systems, Inc. · Apr 2008
RADIESSE LARYNGEAL IMPLANT
K070090 · Bioform Medical, Inc. · Mar 2007
JULIESSE INJECTABLE LARYNGEAL AUGMENTATION IMPLANT
K060815 · Bioform Medical, Inc. · Apr 2006
LORENZ LACTOSORB VOCAL MEDIALIZATION IMPLANT
K011554 · Biomet, Inc. · Jun 2001