Cleared Traditional

K874243 - ABDOMINAL/VASCULAR RETRACTOR-SPLIT WISHBONE 163000

K874243 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ABDOMINAL/VASCULAR RETRACTOR-SPLIT WISH..., manufactured by Pilling Co.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GAD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 28-day FDA review.

K874243 · Pilling Co. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K874243 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ABDOMINAL/VASCULAR RETRACTOR-SPLIT WISHBONE 163000. Classified as Retractor (product code GAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Pilling Co. (Fort Washington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 13, 1987 after a review of 28 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 - K874243

510(k) Number K874243 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 16, 1987
Decision Date November 13, 1987
Days to Decision 28 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
87d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 28d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GAD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GAD Retractor
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 - GAD Retractor

All 56
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAD) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K874243.
STERNUM SPREADER, PEDIATRIC
K880998 · T. Korossurgical Instruments Corp. · Mar 1988
SELF-RETAINING SOFT TISSUE RETRACTOR
K880813 · T. Korossurgical Instruments Corp. · Mar 1988
SUCTION RETRACTOR
K875289 · T. Korossurgical Instruments Corp. · Jan 1988
STERI-TRACTOR WOUND RETRACTOR
K870543 · 3M Company · Feb 1987
RAYLOR(TM) PROTECTIVE RETRACTOR
K864424 · Cedar Surgical, Inc. · Nov 1986
RAYLOR RETRACTORS
K853796 · Cedar Surgical, Inc. · Oct 1985