Cleared Traditional

FORCE SENSING ARRAY (K924705) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Physical Medicine device.

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May 1993
Decision
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Class 1
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K924705 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FORCE SENSING ARRAY. Classified as System, Pressure Measurement, Intermittent (product code JFC), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Force Sensing Systems (Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 12, 1993 after a review of 237 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.1600 - the FDA physical medicine 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 Physical Medicine review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K924705 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 17, 1992
Decision Date May 12, 1993
Days to Decision 237 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
122d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 237d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code JFC System, Pressure Measurement, Intermittent
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.1600
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.