Cleared Traditional

K960556 - BACSTOP DENTAL ANTI-RETRACTION CHECK VALVE

K960556 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BACSTOP DENTAL ANTI-RETRACTION CHECK VALVE, manufactured by Scitech Solutions, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code EIA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 89-day FDA review.

K960556 · Scitech Solutions, Inc. · Dental device
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May 1996
Decision
89d
Days
Class 1
Risk

K960556 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BACSTOP DENTAL ANTI-RETRACTION CHECK VALVE. Classified as Unit, Operative Dental (product code EIA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Scitech Solutions, Inc. (Seatttle, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 8, 1996 after a review of 89 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6640 - the FDA dental 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K960556

510(k) Number K960556 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 09, 1996
Decision Date May 08, 1996
Days to Decision 89 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
39d faster than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 89d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EIA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EIA Unit, Operative Dental
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6640
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 - EIA Unit, Operative Dental

All 256
Devices cleared under the same product code (EIA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K960556.
SPIRIT S1/S2
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PORTA'PURE/DENTAL
K961409 · Water Solution Technologies · Jun 1996
POWERS ANTI-BACTERIAL VALVE
K954471 · Powers Dental & Medical Technology, Inc. · Apr 1996
A-DEC PERFORMER CONTROL UNIT
K960506 · A-Dec, Inc. · Mar 1996
JACOBYSCOPE
K953912 · Perioview, Inc. · Nov 1995
K960556 · BACSTOP DENTAL ANTI-RETRACTION CHECK VALVE
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