Cleared Traditional

K821488 - ELECATH PORTAL VEIN/BILIARY DRAIN ASSM (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Physical Medicine device.

K821488 · Electro-Catheter Corp. · Physical Medicine device
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May 1982
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Class 1
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K821488 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ELECATH PORTAL VEIN/BILIARY DRAIN ASSM. Classified as Components, Wheelchair (product code KNN), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Electro-Catheter Corp. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 28, 1982 after a review of 10 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.3920 - the FDA physical medicine 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 K821488 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 18, 1982
Decision Date May 28, 1982
Days to Decision 10 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
105d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 10d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KNN Components, Wheelchair
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.3920
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.