Cleared Traditional

K863516 - ELECTRONIC METAL LOCATOR MODEL MD-1 (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

K863516 · Advanced Instruments, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 1986
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K863516 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ELECTRONIC METAL LOCATOR MODEL MD-1.

Submitted by Advanced Instruments, Inc. (Needham Heights, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 30, 1986 after a review of 21 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel. 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 K863516 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 09, 1986
Decision Date September 30, 1986
Days to Decision 21 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
93d faster than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 21d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

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