Cleared Traditional

K173608 - Forest Dental Unit

K173608 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for Forest Dental Unit, manufactured by Forest Dental Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code EIA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 269-day FDA review.

K173608 · Forest Dental Products, Inc. · Dental device
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K173608 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Forest Dental Unit. Classified as Unit, Operative Dental (product code EIA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Forest Dental Products, Inc. (Hillsboro, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 17, 2018 after a review of 269 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6640 - the FDA dental device regulatory 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 Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K173608

510(k) Number K173608 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 21, 2017
Decision Date August 17, 2018
Days to Decision 269 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
142d slower than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 269d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EIA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EIA Unit, Operative Dental
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6640
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

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