Cleared Traditional

K852944 - FLEXIMATIC MASSAGER

K852944 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FLEXIMATIC MASSAGER, manufactured by General Physiotherapy, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Physical Medicine device with product code ISA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 56-day FDA review.

K852944 · General Physiotherapy, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Sep 1985
Decision
56d
Days
Class 1
Risk

K852944 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FLEXIMATIC MASSAGER. Classified as Massager, Therapeutic, Electric (product code ISA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by General Physiotherapy, Inc. (St. Louis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 5, 1985 after a review of 56 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5660 - 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.

View all General Physiotherapy, Inc. devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K852944

510(k) Number K852944 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 11, 1985
Decision Date September 05, 1985
Days to Decision 56 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
59d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 56d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

ISA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code ISA Massager, Therapeutic, Electric
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5660
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 - ISA Massager, Therapeutic, Electric

All 28
Devices cleared under the same product code (ISA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K852944.
BODY SOOTHER
K924518 · Conair Corp. · Oct 1993
BODY TRAINER
K924520 · Conair Corp. · Sep 1993
VIBRATOUCH II CORDLESS WAND MASSAGER
K912383 · Conair Corp. · Oct 1991
VACOMED 4
K842802 · Robert Bosch Corp. · Aug 1984
SENSORY ROLLER MASSAGER
K833090 · Maddak, Inc. · Oct 1983
MAGIC CUSHION MASSAGER
K810447 · Fred Sammons, Inc. · Mar 1981