Cleared Traditional

HOOK (K841625) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K841625 · Plastafil, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Aug 1984
Decision
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Class 1
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K841625 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HOOK. Classified as Retractor (product code GAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Plastafil, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 27, 1984 after a review of 130 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K841625 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 19, 1984
Decision Date August 27, 1984
Days to Decision 130 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
15d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 130d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GAD Retractor
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 - GAD Retractor

All 14
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K841625.
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STERI-TRACTOR WOUND RETRACTOR
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3M FUKUDA TYPE RING RETRACTOR
K852567 · 3M Company · Jul 1985
FLEXI-TY
K832765 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Jan 1984
ZIMMER SKIN PROTECTOR
K830287 · Zimmer, Inc. · Mar 1983
ETHICON RETRACTION TAPE
K801699 · Ethicon, Inc. · Sep 1980