Cleared Traditional

K780848 - PORTABLE CLOSED WOUND SUCTION EVACUATOR

K780848 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for PORTABLE CLOSED WOUND SUCTION EVACUATOR by Biomet, Inc.. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GCY) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 92-day FDA review.

K780848 · Biomet, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Decision
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Class 1
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K780848 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PORTABLE CLOSED WOUND SUCTION EVACUATOR. Classified as Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered (product code GCY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Biomet, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 23, 1978 after a review of 92 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4680 - the FDA general and plastic surgery 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 General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K780848 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 23, 1978
Decision Date August 23, 1978
Days to Decision 92 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
23d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 92d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GCY Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4680
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 - GCY Apparatus, Suction, Single Patient Use, Portable, Nonpowered

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ARGYLE SUCTION CONTROL KIT
K760601 · Sherwood Medical Co. · Nov 1976
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K760745 · Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · Nov 1976
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