Cleared Traditional

K931820 - CARAPACE STILLWATER BOWL SET

K931820 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CARAPACE STILLWATER BOWL SET, manufactured by Carapace, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code LRO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 305-day FDA review.

K931820 · Carapace, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Feb 1994
Decision
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Class 2
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K931820 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CARAPACE STILLWATER BOWL SET. Classified as General Surgery Tray (product code LRO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Carapace, Inc. (Broken Arrow, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 7, 1994 after a review of 305 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4370 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K931820

510(k) Number K931820 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Special 510(k) (SESK)
Date Received April 08, 1993
Decision Date February 07, 1994
Days to Decision 305 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
190d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 305d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LRO Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LRO General Surgery Tray
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4370
Definition This Product Code Has Been Established In Accordance With The May 20, 1997, Guidance Entitled, Convenience Kits Interim Regulatory Guidance, Found At Www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/convkit.html. This Type Of Convenience Kit, As Listed In The Guidance Above, Is Under Enforcement Discretion, And Does Not Require A Premarket Notification (510(k)) To Market If It Meets All Criteria In The Guidance
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 General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - LRO General Surgery Tray

All 52
Devices cleared under the same product code (LRO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K931820.
MILL-ROSE PERCUTANEOUS PROCEDURAL KIT
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E-Z PREP(R) TRAY WITH HIBICLENS(R)
K935483 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Feb 1994
CARAPACE PACKING GAUZE TRAYS
K931760 · Carapace, Inc. · Feb 1994
CARAPACE WOUND DRESSING KITS & LACERATION TRAYS
K931758 · Carapace, Inc. · Jan 1994
CARAPACE STERILE GAUZE TRAYS
K931759 · Carapace, Inc. · Jan 1994