Cleared Traditional

K934186 - FORCEPS

K934186 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FORCEPS, manufactured by Primed Instruments, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Gastroenterology & Urology device with product code FCL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 110-day FDA review.

K934186 · Primed Instruments, Inc. · Gastroenterology & Urology device
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K934186 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FORCEPS, BIOPSY, GASTROINTESTINAL. Classified as Forceps, Biopsy, Non-electric (product code FCL), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Primed Instruments, Inc. (M9c 4h3, CA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 14, 1993 after a review of 110 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Gastroenterology & Urology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 876.1075 - the FDA gastroenterology and urology 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 Gastroenterology & Urology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K934186

510(k) Number K934186 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 26, 1993
Decision Date December 14, 1993
Days to Decision 110 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Gastroenterology & Urology (GU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
20d faster than avg
Panel avg: 130d · This submission: 110d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FCL Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code FCL Forceps, Biopsy, Non-electric
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 876.1075
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 - FCL Forceps, Biopsy, Non-electric

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Devices cleared under the same product code (FCL) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K934186.
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SYMBIOSIS DISPOS PULMON BIOPSY FORCEPS W/REUS HAND
K932265 · Symbiosis Corp. · Aug 1993
BARD SINGULAR BIOPSY FORCEPS
K914212 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Nov 1991
BARD(R) DISPOSABLE BIOPSY FORCEPS
K912549 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Sep 1991