Cleared Traditional

K963435 - ECONOMY SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT

K963435 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ECONOMY SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT by Zimmer Patient Care Division. It is a Class 1 General Hospital device (product code FMQ) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 68-day FDA review.

K963435 · Zimmer Patient Care Division · General Hospital
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K963435 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ECONOMY SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT, SHOULDER TIE SAFETY VEST/SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT.... Classified as Restraint, Protective (product code FMQ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Zimmer Patient Care Division (Dover, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 6, 1996 after a review of 68 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6760 - 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: 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 K963435 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 30, 1996
Decision Date November 06, 1996
Days to Decision 68 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
61d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 68d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FMQ Restraint, Protective
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6760
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 - FMQ Restraint, Protective

All 31
Devices cleared under the same product code (FMQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K963435.
RESTRAINT NET
K963464 · Deroyal Industries, Inc. · Nov 1996
PEDIATRIC MITTENS
K963477 · Deroyal Industries, Inc. · Nov 1996
POLYESTER PIL WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT/WRIST RESTRAINT UNIVERSAL/SOFT FLANNEL WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT/FOAM LIMB HOLDER
K963431 · Zimmer, Inc. · Nov 1996
HEELBO PELVIC RESTRAINT
K963199 · Hollister, Inc. · Nov 1996
MESH VEST RESTRAINT WITH SLEEVES WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT
K963393 · Depuy, Inc. · Oct 1996
MEDLINE ECONOMY LIMB HOLDER,DELUXE LIMB HOLDER,CINCH-TYPE LIMB HOLDER,PADDED LIMB HOLDER,ADJUSTABLE LIMB HOLDER
K963378 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996