Cleared Traditional

K874676 - INTERFERENCE SCREW

K874676 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INTERFERENCE SCREW, manufactured by Concept, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code HWC cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 115-day FDA review.

K874676 · Concept, Inc. · Orthopedic device
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K874676 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INTERFERENCE SCREW. Classified as Screw, Fixation, Bone (product code HWC), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Concept, Inc. (Clearwater, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 7, 1988 after a review of 115 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3040 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory 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 Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K874676

510(k) Number K874676 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 13, 1987
Decision Date March 07, 1988
Days to Decision 115 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
7d faster than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 115d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

HWC Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3040
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 Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

All 640
Devices cleared under the same product code (HWC) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K874676.
VECSEI EXPANDING SCREW
K892925 · Howmedica Corp. · Aug 1989
ACUFEX INTERFERENCE SCREW AND SCREWDRIVER
K883910 · Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. · Oct 1988
ACE CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW
K882831 · Buckman Co., Inc. · Aug 1988
ACROMED CANCELLOUS BONE SCREW
K875053 · Buckman Co., Inc. · Jan 1988
ORTHOMET BONE SCREWS
K875050 · Orthomet, Inc. · Jan 1988
ACE CANNULATED SELF-TAPPING CORTICAL BONE SCREW
K874670 · Buckman Co., Inc. · Dec 1987