Cleared Traditional

K931210 - INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS SAW BLADE

K931210 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS SAW BLADE, manufactured by Intermedics Orthopedics. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GFA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 253-day FDA review.

K931210 · Intermedics Orthopedics · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K931210 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INTERMEDICS ORTHOPEDICS SAW BLADE. Classified as Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical (product code GFA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Intermedics Orthopedics (Austin, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 18, 1993 after a review of 253 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4820 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K931210

510(k) Number K931210 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 10, 1993
Decision Date November 18, 1993
Days to Decision 253 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
138d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 253d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GFA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GFA Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4820
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.

Regulatory Peers - GFA Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical

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