Cleared Traditional

K911630 - LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER WITH BALLOON

K911630 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER W..., manufactured by Baxter Healthcare Corp. The device is a Class 2 Gastroenterology & Urology device with product code FGE cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 169-day FDA review.

K911630 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Gastroenterology & Urology device
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K911630 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER WITH BALLOON. Classified as Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts (product code FGE), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Baxter Healthcare Corp (Santa Ana, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 27, 1991 after a review of 169 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Gastroenterology & Urology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 876.5010 - the FDA gastroenterology and urology 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 Gastroenterology & Urology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K911630

510(k) Number K911630 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 11, 1991
Decision Date September 27, 1991
Days to Decision 169 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Gastroenterology & Urology (GU)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
38d slower than avg
Panel avg: 131d · This submission: 169d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FGE Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 876.5010
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 Gastroenterology & Urology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts

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INTHERM RADIALLY EXPANDING DILATER
K912971 · Interventional Therapeutics Corp. · Sep 1991