Cleared Traditional

TENDERLIFT (K800373) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K800373 · Competent Design · General Hospital
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Mar 1980
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K800373 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TENDERLIFT. Classified as Device, Transfer, Patient, Manual (product code FMR), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Competent Design (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 12, 1980 after a review of 21 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6785 - the FDA general hospital 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K800373 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 20, 1980
Decision Date March 12, 1980
Days to Decision 21 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
108d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 21d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FMR Device, Transfer, Patient, Manual
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6785
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.