Cleared Traditional

K863788 - SAWBLADE

K863788 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SAWBLADE, manufactured by Tava Surgical Instruments. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GFA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 18-day FDA review.

K863788 · Tava Surgical Instruments · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K863788 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SAWBLADE. Classified as Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical (product code GFA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Tava Surgical Instruments (Van Nuys, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 14, 1986 after a review of 18 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4820 - 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 - K863788

510(k) Number K863788 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 26, 1986
Decision Date October 14, 1986
Days to Decision 18 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
97d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 18d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GFA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GFA Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4820
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 - GFA Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (GFA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K863788.
INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS SAW BLADE
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FLUID COOLED BONE SAW BLADE, 6000 SERIES
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MICRO-AIRE OSCILLATING SAW BLADE 202C-25, 202C-50
K896280 · Micro-Aire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · Nov 1989
CRANIO BLADES AND WIRE PASS DRILL
K861876 · New England Surgical Instrument Corp. · May 1986
MICRO-AIRE REPLACEMENT SURG. SAW BLADE
K831714 · Micro-Aire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · Jul 1983
DISPOSABLE INTRA-ARTICULAR BLADE
K830434 · Concept, Inc. · Apr 1983