Cleared Traditional

K944936 - MITEK G III ANCHOR, MITEK LS ANCHOR

K944936 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MITEK G III ANCHOR, manufactured by Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code JDR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 169-day FDA review.

K944936 · Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. · Orthopedic device
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Decision
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K944936 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MITEK G III ANCHOR, MITEK LS ANCHOR. Classified as Staple, Fixation, Bone (product code JDR), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. (Norwood, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 24, 1995 after a review of 169 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3030 - 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 - K944936

510(k) Number K944936 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 06, 1994
Decision Date March 24, 1995
Days to Decision 169 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
47d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 169d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JDR Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3030
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 Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone

All 197
Devices cleared under the same product code (JDR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K944936.
ETHICON NONABSORBABLE SUTURE ANCHOR
K943950 · Ethicon, Inc. · May 1995
MITEK TOGGLE ANCHOR(TM)
K950070 · Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. · May 1995
ACUFEX TAG(R) BIOABSORBABLE ANCHORS
K946346 · Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. · Apr 1995
BIOABSORBABLE INTERFERENCE SCREW
K943548 · Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. · Mar 1995
MITEK THRADED ANCHOR (MTA)
K945203 · Mitek Surgical Products, Inc. · Mar 1995
ACUFEX TAG ANCHOR
K934867 · Acufex Microsurgical, Inc. · Feb 1995