Cleared Traditional

K941896 - STEADMAN LIGAMENT GRAFT PASSER AND PROTECTOR

K941896 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for STEADMAN LIGAMENT GRAFT PASSER AND PROT..., manufactured by Depuy, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Orthopedic device with product code LXH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 203-day FDA review.

K941896 · Depuy, Inc. · Orthopedic device
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Nov 1994
Decision
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Class 1
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K941896 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the STEADMAN LIGAMENT GRAFT PASSER AND PROTECTOR. Classified as Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument (product code LXH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Depuy, Inc. (Warsaw, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 7, 1994 after a review of 203 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.4540 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory 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 Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K941896

510(k) Number K941896 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 18, 1994
Decision Date November 07, 1994
Days to Decision 203 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
81d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 203d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LXH Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LXH Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.4540
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 - LXH Orthopedic Manual Surgical Instrument

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SOFAMOR ORTHOPAEDIC INSTRUMENTS
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