Cleared Traditional

K790920 - INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING

K790920 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING, manufactured by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Neurology device with product code GWM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 86-day FDA review.

K790920 · Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · Neurology device
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Aug 1979
Decision
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Class 2
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K790920 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING. Classified as Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure (product code GWM), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 3, 1979 after a review of 86 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Neurology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 882.1620 - the FDA neurology 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K790920

510(k) Number K790920 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 09, 1979
Decision Date August 03, 1979
Days to Decision 86 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Neurology (NE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
62d faster than avg
Panel avg: 148d · This submission: 86d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GWM Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GWM Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 882.1620
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 Neurology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - GWM Device, Monitoring, Intracranial Pressure

All 51
Devices cleared under the same product code (GWM) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K790920.
CHEEK EPIDURAL SCREW
K802137 · Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · Oct 1980
CHEEK TOOL SET
K802138 · Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · Oct 1980
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURING MONITORING SYST.
K802100 · Pudenz-Schulte Medical Research Corp. · Sep 1980
CATHETER, INTRACRANIAL PRESS. MONITOR.
K772063 · Cordis Corp. · Jan 1978