Cleared Traditional

K863212 - KEISEI HANDLES FOR SURGICAL BLADES

K863212 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for KEISEI HANDLES FOR SURGICAL BLADES, manufactured by Keisei Medical Industrial Co., Ltd.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GDZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 13-day FDA review.

K863212 · Keisei Medical Industrial Co., Ltd. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 1986
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Class 1
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K863212 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KEISEI HANDLES FOR SURGICAL BLADES. Classified as Handle, Scalpel (product code GDZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Keisei Medical Industrial Co., Ltd. (Bethel, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 2, 1986 after a review of 13 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K863212

510(k) Number K863212 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 20, 1986
Decision Date September 02, 1986
Days to Decision 13 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
102d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 13d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GDZ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GDZ Handle, Scalpel
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 - GDZ Handle, Scalpel

All 8
Devices cleared under the same product code (GDZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K863212.
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BEAVER(R) HANDLE
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SCALPEL HANDLE #3 SS 410 OR 420
K852711 · The Huxley Instrument Corp. · Jul 1985
SCALPEL HANDLE #7 SS 410 OR 420
K852735 · The Huxley Instrument Corp. · Jul 1985
7-103, 7-104, 7-107 SCALPEL HANDLES, #3 #4 #7
K851750 · Artiberia · Jun 1985