Cleared Traditional

SPREADER (K781445) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K781445 · Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 1979
Decision
400d
Days
Class 1
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K781445 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SPREADER. Classified as Retractor (product code GAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 27, 1979 after a review of 400 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4800 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 K781445 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 23, 1978
Decision Date September 27, 1979
Days to Decision 400 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
285d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 400d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GAD Retractor
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4800
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 - GAD Retractor

All 14
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K781445.
ZIMMER SKIN PROTECTOR
K830287 · Zimmer, Inc. · Mar 1983
ETHICON RETRACTION TAPE
K801699 · Ethicon, Inc. · Sep 1980
DEEP BALFOUR BLADE FOR WILKINSON RETRACT
K801611 · Edward Weck, Inc. · Aug 1980
ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
K780993 · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · Aug 1978
NEIVS TRACHEOTOMY RETRACTOR
K772378 · Edward Weck, Inc. · Mar 1978
HEISS RETRACTOR
K771191 · Edward Weck, Inc. · Jul 1977