Cleared Traditional

K915175 - REDDICK RETRACTOR

K915175 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for REDDICK RETRACTOR by Ideal Medical, Inc.. It is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GAD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 166-day FDA review.

K915175 · Ideal Medical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K915175 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the REDDICK RETRACTOR. Classified as Retractor (product code GAD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Ideal Medical, Inc. (Clearwater, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 29, 1992 after a review of 166 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 K915175 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 15, 1991
Decision Date April 29, 1992
Days to Decision 166 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
51d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 166d
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.

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