Cleared Traditional

K944488 - S & S ORTHOPEDIC WIRE DRIVER 701 (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Orthopedic device.

K944488 · S & S Orthopedic , Ltd. · Orthopedic device
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Mar 1995
Decision
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Class 1
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K944488 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the S & S ORTHOPEDIC WIRE DRIVER 701. Classified as Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Dc-powered Motor And Accessory/attachment (product code KIJ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by S & S Orthopedic , Ltd. (Asheboro, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 2, 1995 after a review of 170 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4820 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K944488 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 13, 1994
Decision Date March 02, 1995
Days to Decision 170 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
48d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 170d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KIJ Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Dc-powered Motor And Accessory/attachment
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.