Cleared Traditional

CONPHAR ALLIS FORCEPS (K821353) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K821353 · Conphar, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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May 1982
Decision
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Class 1
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K821353 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CONPHAR ALLIS FORCEPS. Classified as Forceps, General & Plastic Surgery (product code GEN), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Conphar, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 27, 1982 after a review of 22 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K821353 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 05, 1982
Decision Date May 27, 1982
Days to Decision 22 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
93d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 22d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GEN Forceps, General & Plastic Surgery
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 - GEN Forceps, General & Plastic Surgery

All 21
Devices cleared under the same product code (GEN) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K821353.
HARTMAN FORCEPS (MOSQUITO)
K821283 · Conphar, Inc. · May 1982
CRILE FORCEPS STRAIGHT 5 1/2
K821287 · Conphar, Inc. · May 1982
ROCHESTER PEAN FORCEPS CURVED 6 1/4
K821296 · Conphar, Inc. · May 1982
TUBE OCCULDING FORCEPS 7
K821288 · Conphar, Inc. · May 1982
CONPHAR FOERSTER FORCEPS
K821349 · Conphar, Inc. · May 1982
NORSEN DEBRIDER
K800647 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Apr 1980