Cleared Traditional

K864953 - WEIGHMOBILE, IN BED PATIENT WEIGHING SCALE

K864953 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for WEIGHMOBILE, manufactured by Dittmar and Penn Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code FRW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 34-day FDA review.

K864953 · Dittmar and Penn Corp. · General Hospital
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K864953 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WEIGHMOBILE, IN BED PATIENT WEIGHING SCALE. Classified as Scale, Patient (product code FRW), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Dittmar and Penn Corp. (Cheltenham, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 21, 1987 after a review of 34 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.2720 - the FDA general hospital 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 - K864953

510(k) Number K864953 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 18, 1986
Decision Date January 21, 1987
Days to Decision 34 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
95d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 34d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FRW Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code FRW Scale, Patient
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.2720
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 - FRW Scale, Patient

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