Cleared Traditional

K896676 - KEY VASCULAR LOOPS

K896676 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for KEY VASCULAR LOOPS, manufactured by Key Surgical, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KDC cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 92-day FDA review.

K896676 · Key Surgical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K896676 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KEY VASCULAR LOOPS. Classified as Instrument, Surgical, Disposable (product code KDC), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Key Surgical, Inc. (Minneapolis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 27, 1990 after a review of 92 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K896676

510(k) Number K896676 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 27, 1989
Decision Date February 27, 1990
Days to Decision 92 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
23d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 92d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KDC Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KDC Instrument, Surgical, Disposable
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 - KDC Instrument, Surgical, Disposable

All 32
Devices cleared under the same product code (KDC) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K896676.
DISPOSABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH
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K903649 · Marlo Surgical Technology · Nov 1990
RICHARD-ALLAN VESSEL LOOPS
K900566 · Richard-Allan Medical Ind., Inc. · May 1990
INSTRUMENT MAKAR DISPOSALBE LOOP
K853597 · Instrument Makar, Inc. · Sep 1985
MICRO-EDGE DISPOSABLE BLADES
K832680 · Micromedics, Inc. · Oct 1983
C-LOOPS
K830800 · Concept, Inc. · Oct 1983