Cleared Traditional

K083060 - REPROCESSED HARMONIC SCALPEL (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

K083060 · Sterilmed, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K083060 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the REPROCESSED HARMONIC SCALPEL. Classified as Single-use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments (product code NLQ).

Submitted by Sterilmed, Inc. (Maple Grove, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 9, 2009 after a review of 87 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K083060 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 14, 2008
Decision Date January 09, 2009
Days to Decision 87 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
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Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
27d faster than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 87d
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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