Cleared Traditional

K170456 - Reprocessed HARMONIC FOCUS Shears + Ada...

K170456 · Stryker Sustainability Solutions · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K170456 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Reprocessed HARMONIC FOCUS Shears + Adaptive Tissue Technology. Classified as Single-use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments (product code NLQ).

Submitted by Stryker Sustainability Solutions (Tempe, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 5, 2017 after a review of 49 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 K170456 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 15, 2017
Decision Date April 05, 2017
Days to Decision 49 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
66d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 49d
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).

Regulatory Peers - NLQ Single-use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments

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