Cleared Traditional

K962807 - AMERICAN SURGICAL SPONGES/NEUROSURGICAL SPONGES

K962807 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for AMERICAN SURGICAL SPONGES/NEUROSURGICAL..., manufactured by American Surgical Sponges. The device is a Class 2 Neurology device with product code HBA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 288-day FDA review.

K962807 · American Surgical Sponges · Neurology device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
May 1997
Decision
288d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K962807 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AMERICAN SURGICAL SPONGES/NEUROSURGICAL SPONGES. Classified as Neurosurgical Paddie (product code HBA), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by American Surgical Sponges (Great Neck, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 2, 1997 after a review of 288 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Neurology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 882.4700 - the FDA neurology 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 Neurology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

View all American Surgical Sponges devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K962807

510(k) Number K962807 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 18, 1996
Decision Date May 02, 1997
Days to Decision 288 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Neurology (NE)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
140d slower than avg
Panel avg: 148d · This submission: 288d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

HBA Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HBA Neurosurgical Paddie
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 882.4700
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 Neurology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HBA Neurosurgical Paddie

All 11
Devices cleared under the same product code (HBA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K962807.
AESCULAP NEURO PATTIES
K062406 · Aesculap, Inc. · Sep 2006
PACIFIC SURGICAL PATTIES
K993019 · V. Mueller Neuro/Spine · Mar 2000
ULTRACELL NEURO SPONGES
K973083 · Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. · Dec 1997
ULTRACELL NEURO SPONGES
K970328 · Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. · Apr 1997
ULTRACELL NEURO SPONGES
K950647 · Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. · Aug 1995
NEUROLOGICAL SPONGE
K914600 · I M, Inc. · Dec 1992