Cleared Traditional

Sonata Sonography-Guided Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System (K173703) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II Obstetrics & Gynecology device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence.

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K173703 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Sonata Sonography-Guided Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System. Classified as Coagulator-cutter, Endoscopic, Unipolar (and Accessories) (product code KNF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Gynesonics, Inc. (Redwood City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 15, 2018 after a review of 254 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Obstetrics & Gynecology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 884.4160 - the FDA obstetrics and gynecology 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 Obstetrics & Gynecology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K173703 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 04, 2017
Decision Date August 15, 2018
Days to Decision 254 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
94d slower than avg
Panel avg: 160d · This submission: 254d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KNF Coagulator-cutter, Endoscopic, Unipolar (and Accessories)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 884.4160
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. Clinical trial data may be submitted as supporting evidence to strengthen the substantial equivalence argument. Most Obstetrics & Gynecology devices follow this clearance model.

Clinical Evidence

ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT02228174 Completed Interventional Industry-sponsored

Sonography Guided Transcervical Ablation of Uterine Fibroids

Evaluation of the Gynesonics System for Transcervical Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids With Radiofrequency Ablation Under Integrated Intrauterine Sonography Guidance

147
Patients (actual)
23
Sites
Treatment
Purpose
Open label
Masking
Condition studied Menorrhagia
Study design Single group
Eligibility Female only · 25 Years+
Sponsor Gynesonics (industry)
Started 2014-10-01 Primary completion 2017-10-18 Completed 2019-11-01
Primary outcome
Percentage of Subjects With ≥ 50% Reduction in Menstrual Blood Loss as Assessed by Pictorial Blood Loss Assessment Chart (PBAC)
Secondary outcome
Safety - Percentage of Subjects With Adverse Device Effects (Serious or Non-serious)
View full study on ClinicalTrials.gov

Regulatory Peers - KNF Coagulator-cutter, Endoscopic, Unipolar (and Accessories)

All 12
Devices cleared under the same product code (KNF) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K173703.
Sonata Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System 2.2
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Sonata Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System 2.2
K211535 · Gynesonics, Inc. · Jun 2021
Sonata® Sonography-Guided Transcervical Fibroid Ablation System 2.1
K193516 · Gynesonics, Inc. · May 2020
AESCULAP'S MODULAR ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS FOR GYNECOLOGY
K010752 · Aesculap, Inc. · Jun 2001
VAPORIZATION ELECTRODES
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KARL STORZ INSULATED DISSECTING CANNULAE, CANNULAE, SUCTION TUBES
K944862 · KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · Feb 1995