Cleared Traditional

SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE EXPANDER (K790842) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

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Aug 1979
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K790842 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE EXPANDER. Classified as Tissue Expander And Accessories (product code LCJ).

Submitted by Heyer Schulte Corp. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 3, 1979 after a review of 93 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. 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 K790842 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 02, 1979
Decision Date August 03, 1979
Days to Decision 93 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
22d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 93d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code LCJ Tissue Expander And Accessories
Device Class -