Cleared Traditional

K915808 - AQUEOUS PARACENTESIS PIPET (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Ophthalmic device.

K915808 · Visitec Co. · Ophthalmic device
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Mar 1992
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Class 1
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K915808 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AQUEOUS PARACENTESIS PIPET. Classified as Device, Irrigation, Ocular Surgery (product code KYG), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Visitec Co. (Sarasota, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 19, 1992 after a review of 86 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 886.4360 - the FDA ophthalmic 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 K915808 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 24, 1991
Decision Date March 19, 1992
Days to Decision 86 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
24d faster than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 86d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KYG Device, Irrigation, Ocular Surgery
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 886.4360
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.