Cleared Traditional

K864639 - REUSABLE SURGICAL KERATOSCOPE (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Ophthalmic device.

K864639 · Jedmed Instrument Co. · Ophthalmic device
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Dec 1986
Decision
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Days
Class 1
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K864639 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the REUSABLE SURGICAL KERATOSCOPE. Classified as Keratoscope, Battery-powered (product code HLR), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Jedmed Instrument Co. (St. Louis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 29, 1986 after a review of 33 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 886.1350 - the FDA ophthalmic 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K864639 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 26, 1986
Decision Date December 29, 1986
Days to Decision 33 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
77d faster than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 33d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code HLR Keratoscope, Battery-powered
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 886.1350
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.