Cleared Traditional

K870420 - PTC-6 AND PTC-8 PERCUTANEOUS CHOLANGIOGRAPHY

K870420 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PTC-6 AND PTC-8 PERCUTANEOUS CHOLANGIOG..., manufactured by North Coast Medi-Tek. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GBZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 70-day FDA review.

K870420 · North Coast Medi-Tek · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K870420 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PTC-6 AND PTC-8 PERCUTANEOUS CHOLANGIOGRAPHY. Classified as Catheter, Cholangiography (product code GBZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by North Coast Medi-Tek (Mentor, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 14, 1987 after a review of 70 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4200 - 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 - K870420

510(k) Number K870420 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Direct De Novo (SESD)
Date Received February 03, 1987
Decision Date April 14, 1987
Days to Decision 70 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
45d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 70d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GBZ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GBZ Catheter, Cholangiography
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4200
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 - GBZ Catheter, Cholangiography

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Devices cleared under the same product code (GBZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K870420.
CLEMENT-PILLING CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATH GUIDE/CLAMP
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K903709 · Lifestream Int'L, Inc. · Oct 1990
MENTOR DUCTAL CATHETERS
K895285 · Mentor Corp. · Oct 1989
BILE ENDOPROSTHESIS SET
K860534 · Angiomed U.S., Inc. · Mar 1986
ATRIUM THORACIC CATHETER
K831931 · Atrium Medical Corp. · Oct 1983
CATHETER, CHOLANGIOGRAM, OPERATIVE
K772288 · Gesco Intl., Inc. · Jan 1978