Cleared Traditional

K914015 - CLEMENT-PILLING CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATH GUIDE/CLAMP

K914015 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CLEMENT-PILLING CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATH GU..., manufactured by Pilling Co.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GBZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 73-day FDA review.

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Nov 1991
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K914015 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CLEMENT-PILLING CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATH GUIDE/CLAMP. Classified as Catheter, Cholangiography (product code GBZ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Pilling Co. (Fort Washington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 21, 1991 after a review of 73 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4200 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K914015

510(k) Number K914015 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 09, 1991
Decision Date November 21, 1991
Days to Decision 73 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
42d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 73d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GBZ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GBZ Catheter, Cholangiography
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4200
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 - GBZ Catheter, Cholangiography

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (GBZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K914015.
CHOLANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER
K924128 · Applied Medical Resources · Feb 1993
LAPAROSCOPIC SUCTION/IRRIGATION PROBE
K920643 · O.R. Concepts, Inc. · May 1992
CHOLANGIOLAPCATH(TM)
K921091 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · May 1992
SURGIMEDICS, SLP LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOGRAM CATH
K903709 · Lifestream Int'L, Inc. · Oct 1990
MENTOR DUCTAL CATHETERS
K895285 · Mentor Corp. · Oct 1989
BILE ENDOPROSTHESIS SET
K860534 · Angiomed U.S., Inc. · Mar 1986