Cleared Traditional

K941673 - MEDIAID UNIVERSAL THERMOMETER

K941673 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MEDIAID UNIVERSAL THERMOMETER, manufactured by Polymedica Industries, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FLK cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 142-day FDA review.

K941673 · Polymedica Industries, Inc. · General Hospital
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K941673 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDIAID UNIVERSAL THERMOMETER. Classified as Thermometer, Clinical Mercury (product code FLK), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Polymedica Industries, Inc. (Golden,, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 25, 1994 after a review of 142 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.2920 - the FDA general hospital 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 Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K941673

510(k) Number K941673 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 05, 1994
Decision Date August 25, 1994
Days to Decision 142 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
13d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 142d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FLK Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FLK Thermometer, Clinical Mercury
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.2920
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 Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FLK Thermometer, Clinical Mercury

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