Cleared Traditional

K926243 - ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER

K926243 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER by Target Therapeutics. It is a Class 2 Cardiovascular device (product code DQO) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 248-day FDA review.

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K926243 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic (product code DQO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Target Therapeutics (Freemont, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 16, 1993 after a review of 248 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Cardiovascular FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 870.1200 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. 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 K926243 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 11, 1992
Decision Date August 16, 1993
Days to Decision 248 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
123d slower than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 248d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code DQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 870.1200
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Cardiovascular devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - DQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic

All 292
Devices cleared under the same product code (DQO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K926243.
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K932420 · Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · Aug 1993
SCIMED 6F ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER
K932542 · Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · Aug 1993
USCI ANGIOGRAPHIC CATHETER
K932092 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Jul 1993
BALT GUIDING CATHETER
K925632 · Target Therapeutics · Jun 1993