Cleared Traditional

K953811 - MEDCOMP P-CATH

K953811 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MEDCOMP P-CATH, manufactured by Medcomp. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FOZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 365-day FDA review.

K953811 · Medcomp · General Hospital
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Decision
365d
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Class 2
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K953811 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MEDCOMP P-CATH. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days (product code FOZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medcomp (Harleysville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 25, 1996 after a review of 365 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5200 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K953811

510(k) Number K953811 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 26, 1995
Decision Date July 25, 1996
Days to Decision 365 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
236d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 365d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FOZ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5200
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.

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