Cleared Traditional

K854646 - VEGA DENTAL OPERATING LIGHT (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Dental device.

K854646 · Alpine Dental Equipment Co. · Dental device
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Mar 1986
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Class 1
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K854646 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VEGA DENTAL OPERATING LIGHT. Classified as Light, Surgical Headlight (product code EBA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Alpine Dental Equipment Co. (East Orange, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 6, 1986 after a review of 107 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.4630 - the FDA dental device regulatory 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 Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K854646 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 19, 1985
Decision Date March 06, 1986
Days to Decision 107 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
20d faster than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 107d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code EBA Light, Surgical Headlight
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.4630
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.