Cleared Traditional

K940198 - L-CATH CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY

K940198 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for L-CATH CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, manufactured by Luther Medical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GCD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 336-day FDA review.

K940198 · Luther Medical Products, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 1994
Decision
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Class 1
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K940198 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the L-CATH CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY. Classified as Connector, Catheter (product code GCD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Luther Medical Products, Inc. (Tustin, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 15, 1994 after a review of 336 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 878.4200 - 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 - K940198

510(k) Number K940198 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 13, 1994
Decision Date December 15, 1994
Days to Decision 336 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
221d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 336d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

GCD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code GCD Connector, Catheter
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4200
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 - GCD Connector, Catheter

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