Cleared Traditional

K926036 - ACUFEX SUTURE RETRIEVER (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K926036 · Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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May 1993
Decision
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Class 1
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K926036 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACUFEX SUTURE RETRIEVER. Classified as Snare, Surgical (product code GAE), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. (Mansfield, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 5, 1993 after a review of 155 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 K926036 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 01, 1992
Decision Date May 05, 1993
Days to Decision 155 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
41d slower than avg
Panel avg: 114d · This submission: 155d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GAE Snare, Surgical
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.