Cleared Traditional

K940501 - RE-SHARPENABLE SAW BLADES

K940501 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RE-SHARPENABLE SAW BLADES, manufactured by Adven Medical. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code GFA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 146-day FDA review.

K940501 · Adven Medical · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jun 1994
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K940501 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RE-SHARPENABLE SAW BLADES. Classified as Blade, Saw, General & Plastic Surgery, Surgical (product code GFA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Adven Medical (Plymouth, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 28, 1994 after a review of 146 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

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 - K940501

510(k) Number K940501 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 02, 1994
Decision Date June 28, 1994
Days to Decision 146 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
31d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 146d
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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