Cleared Traditional

K871209 - NORFOLK MEDICAL NORPORT

K871209 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NORFOLK MEDICAL NORPORT, manufactured by Norfolk Medical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code LJT cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 91-day FDA review.

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K871209 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NORFOLK MEDICAL NORPORT. Classified as Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular (product code LJT), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Norfolk Medical Products, Inc. (Skokie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 24, 1987 after a review of 91 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5965 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K871209

510(k) Number K871209 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 25, 1987
Decision Date June 24, 1987
Days to Decision 91 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
38d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 91d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LJT Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LJT Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5965
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - LJT Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular

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Devices cleared under the same product code (LJT) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K871209.
HICKMAN PLASTIC SUBCUTANEOUS PORT
K873213 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Oct 1987
NORFOLK NORPORT (TM) -SP (SKIN PARALLEL)
K872838 · Norfolk Medical Products, Inc. · Aug 1987
MEDIPORT II MODEL MP-DL VASCULAR ACCESS PORT
K870817 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Jul 1987
SUBCUTANEOUSLY IMPLANTED DRUG DELIVERY DEPOT
K871192 · Norfolk Medical Products, Inc. · Jun 1987
NORFOLK NORPORT, SUBCUT. IMPLANTED DRUG DEL. DEPOT
K870187 · Norfolk Medical Products, Inc. · May 1987
LIFEPORT VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM W/0.76 MM CATHETER
K870886 · Strato Medical Corp. · May 1987