Cleared Traditional

K931380 - WATER PIK PLUS PLAQUE CONTROL SYSTEM (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Dental device.

K931380 · Teledyne Water Pik · Dental device
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Sep 1993
Decision
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Class 1
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K931380 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WATER PIK PLUS PLAQUE CONTROL SYSTEM. Classified as Unit, Oral Irrigation (product code EFS), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Teledyne Water Pik (Fort Collins, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 20, 1993 after a review of 186 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6510 - the FDA dental device regulatory 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 Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K931380 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 18, 1993
Decision Date September 20, 1993
Days to Decision 186 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
59d slower than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 186d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code EFS Unit, Oral Irrigation
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6510
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.