Cleared Traditional

K960209 - CPR HEART PACK

K960209 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for CPR HEART PACK by Custom Pack Reliability. It is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device (product code GAW) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 79-day FDA review.

K960209 · Custom Pack Reliability · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K960209 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CPR HEART PACK. Classified as Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene (product code GAW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Custom Pack Reliability (Orlando, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 4, 1996 after a review of 79 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5010 - the FDA general and plastic surgery 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K960209 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 16, 1996
Decision Date April 04, 1996
Days to Decision 79 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
36d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 79d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code GAW Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5010
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 & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - GAW Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene

All 22
Devices cleared under the same product code (GAW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K960209.
PRONOVA NONABSORBABLE SUTURE, USP
K001625 · Ethicon, Inc. · Jul 2000
PREMILENE NONABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE
K980703 · Aesculap, Inc. · May 1998
VIEWPOINT
K961168 · Philips Medical Systems (Cleveland), Inc. · May 1996
USSC POLYPROPLENE SUTURE
K954808 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Feb 1996
SYNTHETIC ABSORBABLE SUTURE, UNDYED
K920437 · Ethicon, Inc. · Jul 1992
NONABSORBABLE POLYPROPYLENE SURGICAL SUTURE*
K902872 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Sep 1990