Cleared Traditional

K872386 - C CLAMP

K872386 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for C CLAMP, manufactured by Med-Tool, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code HXD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 13-day FDA review.

K872386 · Med-Tool, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jul 1987
Decision
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Class 1
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K872386 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the C CLAMP. Classified as Clamp (product code HXD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Med-Tool, Inc. (St. Louis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 2, 1987 after a review of 13 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 - K872386

510(k) Number K872386 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 19, 1987
Decision Date July 02, 1987
Days to Decision 13 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
102d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 13d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

HXD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code HXD Clamp
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 - HXD Clamp

All 7
Devices cleared under the same product code (HXD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K872386.
INTESTINAL CRUSHING CLAMP
K890371 · Kinetic Medical Products · Feb 1989
INTESTINAL CLAMP
K890372 · Kinetic Medical Products · Feb 1989
PARAMETRIUM CLAMP
K890381 · Kinetic Medical Products · Feb 1989
CANNULA CLAMP
K853538 · Cp Medical · Sep 1985
CLAMP, DISPOSABLE
K782090 · Concord Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1978
CARPENTER BONE CLAMP
K770118 · Stryker Corp. · Jan 1977