Cleared Traditional

K182363 - BTL-703

K182363 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BTL-703, manufactured by BTL Industries, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Physical Medicine device with product code IMJ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 147-day FDA review.

K182363 · BTL Industries, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
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K182363 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BTL-703. Classified as Diathermy, Shortwave, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat (product code IMJ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by BTL Industries, Inc. (Marlborough, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 24, 2019 after a review of 147 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5290 - the FDA physical medicine 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 Physical Medicine review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K182363

510(k) Number K182363 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 30, 2018
Decision Date January 24, 2019
Days to Decision 147 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
32d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 147d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

IMJ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code IMJ Diathermy, Shortwave, For Use In Applying Therapeutic Deep Heat
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5290
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 Physical Medicine devices follow this clearance model.

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