Cleared Traditional

K963459 - SUPPORT VEST

K963459 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SUPPORT VEST, manufactured by Skil-Care Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Physical Medicine device with product code KID cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 42-day FDA review.

K963459 · Skil-Care Corp. · Physical Medicine device
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Oct 1996
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Class 1
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K963459 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SUPPORT VEST. Classified as Restraint, Wheelchair, Non-protective (product code KID), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Skil-Care Corp. (Yonkers, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 15, 1996 after a review of 42 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.3910 - the FDA physical medicine 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 - K963459

510(k) Number K963459 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 03, 1996
Decision Date October 15, 1996
Days to Decision 42 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Physical Medicine (PM)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
73d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 42d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KID Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KID Restraint, Wheelchair, Non-protective
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.3910
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 - KID Restraint, Wheelchair, Non-protective

Devices cleared under the same product code (KID) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K963459.
WHEELCHAIR BELT
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K963461 · Skil-Care Corp. · Oct 1996
SLEEVED JACKET/SLEEVED JACKET WITH SLIDER CONTROL
K963455 · Skil-Care Corp. · Oct 1996