Cleared Traditional

DEPUY ORTHOTECH HEAVY DUTY VEST RESTRAINT (K971742) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K971742 · Depuy, Inc. · General Hospital
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Jul 1997
Decision
73d
Days
Class 1
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K971742 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DEPUY ORTHOTECH HEAVY DUTY VEST RESTRAINT. Classified as Restraint, Protective (product code FMQ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Depuy, Inc. (Warsaw, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 24, 1997 after a review of 73 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 K971742 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 12, 1997
Decision Date July 24, 1997
Days to Decision 73 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
56d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 73d
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 10
Devices cleared under the same product code (FMQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K971742.
POLYESTER PIL WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT/WRIST RESTRAINT UNIVERSAL/SOFT FLANNEL WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT/FOAM LIMB HOLDER
K963431 · Zimmer, 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
MEDLINE BODY HOLDER
K963360 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996
MEDLINE SAETY VEST,MEDLINE ECONOMY VEST, MEDLINE TIE-BACK VEST, MEDLINE SECURTIY VEST, VEST RESTRAINT
K963362 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996
MEDLINE PELVIC HOLDER
K963404 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996