Cleared Traditional

K920516 - GENERAL PURPOSE INSTRUMENT TRAY, STERILE, DISPOSAB (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K920516 · Trinity Laboratories, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Apr 1992
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K920516 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GENERAL PURPOSE INSTRUMENT TRAY, STERILE, DISPOSAB. Classified as Kit, Surgical Instrument, Disposable (product code KDD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Trinity Laboratories, Inc. (Salisbury, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 16, 1992 after a review of 72 days - a notably fast clearance 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: 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 K920516 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - De Novo Granted (SEKD)
Date Received February 04, 1992
Decision Date April 16, 1992
Days to Decision 72 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
42d faster than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 72d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KDD Kit, Surgical Instrument, Disposable
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.