Cleared Traditional

K780014 - COLD CYCLE, CHEMICAL COLD PACK

K780014 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for COLD CYCLE, manufactured by Signal West. The device is a Class 1 Physical Medicine device with product code IMD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 49-day FDA review.

K780014 · Signal West · Physical Medicine device
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Feb 1978
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Class 1
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K780014 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the COLD CYCLE, CHEMICAL COLD PACK. Classified as Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable (product code IMD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Signal West (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 21, 1978 after a review of 49 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5710 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K780014

510(k) Number K780014 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 03, 1978
Decision Date February 21, 1978
Days to Decision 49 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
67d faster than avg
Panel avg: 116d · This submission: 49d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

IMD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5710
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.

Regulatory Peers - IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable

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K770505 · Signal West · Apr 1977
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K780014 · COLD CYCLE, CHEMICAL COLD PACK
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