Cleared Traditional

K896046 - VITAPATCH CATH. SECUREMENT DEVICE W/CHL...

K896046 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for VITAPATCH CATH. SECUREMENT DEVICE W/CHL..., manufactured by Vitaphore Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code KMK cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 86-day FDA review.

K896046 · Vitaphore Corp. · General Hospital
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K896046 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VITAPATCH CATH. SECUREMENT DEVICE W/CHLORHEXIDINE. Classified as Device, Intravascular Catheter Securement (product code KMK), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Vitaphore Corp. (Menlo Park, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 11, 1990 after a review of 86 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5210 - 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: 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 - K896046

510(k) Number K896046 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 17, 1989
Decision Date January 11, 1990
Days to Decision 86 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
43d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 86d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KMK Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KMK Device, Intravascular Catheter Securement
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5210
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.

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