Cleared Traditional

AUTO SUTURE MODIFIED POLYMER SKIN GRAFT STAPLE (K915151) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II General & Plastic Surgery device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K915151 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jan 1992
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K915151 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AUTO SUTURE MODIFIED POLYMER SKIN GRAFT STAPLE. Classified as Clip, Implantable (product code FZP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 13, 1992 after a review of 60 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4300 - 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 K915151 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 14, 1991
Decision Date January 13, 1992
Days to Decision 60 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
55d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 60d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code FZP Clip, Implantable
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4300
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 General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FZP Clip, Implantable

All 56
Devices cleared under the same product code (FZP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K915151.
IMPLANTABLE CLIP
K933887 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Nov 1993
LAPRA-TY* SUTURE CLIP
K931492 · Ethicon, Inc. · Aug 1993
ETHICON LIGACLIP ENDO LD APPLIER/DIVIDER
K920847 · Ethicon, Inc. · May 1992
AUTO SUTURE(R) ENDOSCOPIC LDS(TM) LIGATING DEVICE
K905587 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jan 1991
AUTO SUTURE LATCHLESS ABSORBABLE HEMOSTATIC CLIP*
K900122 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Mar 1990
AUTO SUTURE DISP. ENDOSCOPIC SURG. CLIP APPLIER
K883018 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Aug 1988