Cleared Traditional

K922042 - CARDIFIX ENDOCARDIAL PACING LEAD (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class III device cleared through the 510(k) pathway via substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate.

K922042 · Intermedics, Inc. · Cardiovascular device
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Apr 1993
Decision
363d
Days
Class 3
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K922042 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CARDIFIX ENDOCARDIAL PACING LEAD. Classified as Permanent Pacemaker Electrode (product code DTB), Class III - Premarket Approval.

Submitted by Intermedics, Inc. (Angleton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 29, 1993 after a review of 363 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Cardiovascular FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 870.3680 - the FDA cardiovascular device oversight framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: High-complexity regulatory submission. High regulatory complexity profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Cardiovascular review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K922042 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Product Development Protocol (SESP)
Date Received May 01, 1992
Decision Date April 29, 1993
Days to Decision 363 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
238d slower than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 363d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code DTB Permanent Pacemaker Electrode
Device Class Class 3 - Premarket Approval
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 870.3680
What this classification means

Class III devices typically require Premarket Approval (PMA) with clinical evidence. Clearance through 510(k) for Class III devices is granted only when substantial equivalence to a valid predicate can be established.