Cleared Traditional

K801616 - NON-CONDUCTIVE SHOE COVERS (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General Hospital device.

K801616 · Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. · General Hospital
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Aug 1980
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Class 1
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K801616 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NON-CONDUCTIVE SHOE COVERS. Classified as Cover, Shoe, Operating-room (product code FXP), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Procter & Gamble Mfg. Co. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 4, 1980 after a review of 20 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4040 - 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 K801616 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 15, 1980
Decision Date August 04, 1980
Days to Decision 20 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: 128d · This submission: 20d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FXP Cover, Shoe, Operating-room
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4040
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.