Cleared Traditional

AUTO SUTURE MODIFIED VCS CLIP APPLIER (K962043) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II General & Plastic Surgery device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K962043 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Sep 1996
Decision
118d
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Class 2
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K962043 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AUTO SUTURE MODIFIED VCS CLIP APPLIER. Classified as Clip, Implantable (product code FZP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 23, 1996 after a review of 118 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4300 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K962043 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 28, 1996
Decision Date September 23, 1996
Days to Decision 118 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
3d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 118d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code FZP Clip, Implantable
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4300
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 - FZP Clip, Implantable

All 56
Devices cleared under the same product code (FZP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K962043.
MODIFIED AUTO SUTURE*VCS** ANASTOMOTIC**CLIP CARTRIDGE
K984438 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jan 1999
IMPLANTABLE CLIP
K970793 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jul 1997
AUTO SUTURE* ILM** KIT
K971201 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Jun 1997
MEDLINE TITANIUM HEMOCLIPS
K962016 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Jul 1996
IMPLANTABLE CLIP
K950540 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Apr 1995
IMPLANTABLE CLIP APPLIER
K934087 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Dec 1993