Cleared Traditional

K901107 - MODIFIED AUTO SUTURE PURSTRING DISP. AU...

K901107 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for MODIFIED AUTO SUTURE PURSTRING DISP. AU... by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GDJ) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 32-day FDA review.

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K901107 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MODIFIED AUTO SUTURE PURSTRING DISP. AUTOMATIC. Classified as Clamp, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery (product code GDJ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 9, 1990 after a review of 32 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K901107 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 08, 1990
Decision Date April 09, 1990
Days to Decision 32 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
83d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 32d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GDJ Clamp, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery
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 - GDJ Clamp, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery

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