Cleared Traditional

K820502 - SILOAM SAVE-A-NEEDLE

K820502 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SILOAM SAVE-A-NEEDLE, manufactured by Siloam, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 18-day FDA review.

K820502 · Siloam, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K820502 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SILOAM SAVE-A-NEEDLE. Classified as Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Disposable (product code GAA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Siloam, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 15, 1982 after a review of 18 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

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: 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 - K820502

510(k) Number K820502 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 25, 1982
Decision Date March 15, 1982
Days to Decision 18 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
97d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 18d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GAA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GAA Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Disposable
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 - GAA Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Disposable

All 75
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K820502.
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K821017 · Medsurg Industries, Inc. · Jun 1982
HYPODERMIC NEEDLES & SYRINGES
K821348 · Medi-Tech, Inc. · Jun 1982
CUATICO MYELOGRAPHY NEEDLES
K813367 · Dlp, Inc. · Jan 1982
DISPOSABLE CHIBA-TYPE NEEDLE
K813368 · Dlp, Inc. · Jan 1982
PHERESIS NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
K810076 · Haemonetics Corp. · Mar 1981