Cleared Traditional

K964276 - ENDOSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY AND UTERUS MANIPULATOR

K964276 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ENDOSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY AND UTERUS MANI..., manufactured by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.. The device is a Class 2 Obstetrics & Gynecology device with product code HEW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 393-day FDA review.

K964276 · Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · Obstetrics & Gynecology device
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Nov 1997
Decision
393d
Days
Class 2
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K964276 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ENDOSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY AND UTERUS MANIPULATOR. Classified as Culdoscope (and Accessories) (product code HEW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (Vernon Hills, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 25, 1997 after a review of 393 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Obstetrics & Gynecology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 884.1640 - the FDA obstetrics and gynecology 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Obstetrics & Gynecology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K964276

510(k) Number K964276 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 28, 1996
Decision Date November 25, 1997
Days to Decision 393 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Obstetrics & Gynecology (OB)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
233d slower than avg
Panel avg: 160d · This submission: 393d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

HEW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HEW Culdoscope (and Accessories)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 884.1640
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 Obstetrics & Gynecology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HEW Culdoscope (and Accessories)

All 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (HEW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K964276.
FERTILOSCOPY KIT FH 1.29/FTO 1.40
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KSEA RIGID CULDOSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES
K993804 · KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · Feb 2000
RIGID CULDOSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES
K980972 · Circon Corp. · Jun 1998
KOH COLPOTOMIZER SYSTEM
K954311 · CooperSurgical, Inc. · Nov 1996
KSEA CULDOCENTESIS SET
K962881 · Karl Storz Endoscopy · Oct 1996