Cleared Traditional

K870523 - HAWKINS BREAST LOCALIZATION NEEDLE

K870523 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for HAWKINS BREAST LOCALIZATION NEEDLE, manufactured by N-S Medical Products. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GDM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 31-day FDA review.

K870523 · N-S Medical Products · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K870523 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HAWKINS BREAST LOCALIZATION NEEDLE. Classified as Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable (product code GDM), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by N-S Medical Products (Gainesville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 9, 1987 after a review of 31 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4800 - 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 - K870523

510(k) Number K870523 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 06, 1987
Decision Date March 09, 1987
Days to Decision 31 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
84d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 31d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GDM Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4800
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 - GDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (GDM) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K870523.
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CIVCO/KEMPF ASPIRATION/BIOPSY/DIALYSIS NEEDLE
K862481 · CIVCO Medical Instruments Co., Inc. · Jul 1986
ISLAM BONE MARROW BIOPSY NEEDLE
K820339 · Downs Surgical , Ltd. · Feb 1982