Cleared Traditional

IVALON INSTRUMENT WIPE, IVALON KNIFE CLEANING BLOCK (K971473) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General & Plastic Surgery device.

K971473 · M-Pact Worldwide Management Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jul 1997
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Class 1
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K971473 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the IVALON INSTRUMENT WIPE, IVALON KNIFE CLEANING BLOCK. Classified as Brush, Scrub, Operating-room (product code GEC), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by M-Pact Worldwide Management Corp. (Eudora, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 7, 1997 after a review of 75 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4800 - the FDA general and plastic surgery 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 K971473 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 23, 1997
Decision Date July 07, 1997
Days to Decision 75 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
40d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 75d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code GEC Brush, Scrub, Operating-room
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4800
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.