Cleared Traditional

K884418 - PREMIER DIE-TRAK ARTICULATOR

K884418 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PREMIER DIE-TRAK ARTICULATOR, manufactured by Premier Medical. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code EJP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 25-day FDA review.

K884418 · Premier Medical · Dental device
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K884418 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PREMIER DIE-TRAK ARTICULATOR. Classified as Articulators (product code EJP), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Premier Medical (Philadelphia, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 14, 1988 after a review of 25 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.3150 - the FDA dental 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: 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 - K884418

510(k) Number K884418 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 20, 1988
Decision Date November 14, 1988
Days to Decision 25 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
103d faster than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 25d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EJP Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EJP Articulators
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.3150
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 - EJP Articulators

All 7
Devices cleared under the same product code (EJP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K884418.
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DISPOSABLE ARTICULATOR
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K863009 · Sds Dental, Inc. · Sep 1986
PLASTIC MOUNTING RINGS
K854702 · Almore Intl., Inc. · Mar 1986
HANDY IIM
K833039 · Shofu Dental Corp. · Oct 1983
BALANCE ARTICULATOR
K811075 · Almore Intl., Inc. · May 1981