Cleared Traditional

K963435 - ECONOMY SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT, SHOULDER TIE SAFETY VEST/SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT, HEAVY DUTY VEST RESTRAINT, MESH SAFETY VE

K963435 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ECONOMY SAFETY VEST RESTRAINT, manufactured by Zimmer Patient Care Division. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K963435

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
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
61d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 68d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FMQ Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

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

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MORRISON MEDICAL DISPOSABLE RESTRAINT STRAP
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HEELBO SECURITY BELT
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