Cleared Traditional

K914190 - AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC FAN RETRACTOR

K914190 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC FAN RETRACTOR by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GAD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 231-day FDA review.

K914190 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · General & Plastic Surgery device
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May 1992
Decision
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Class 1
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K914190 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AUTO SUTURE(R) ENDOSCOPIC FAN RETRACTOR. Classified as Retractor (product code GAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 6, 1992 after a review of 231 days - an extended review 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: 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K914190 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 18, 1991
Decision Date May 06, 1992
Days to Decision 231 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
116d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 231d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GAD Retractor
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 - GAD Retractor

All 38
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