Cleared Traditional

K973174 - SONIQUE HAIR REMOVER

K973174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SONIQUE HAIR REMOVER, manufactured by Global TV Concepts, Ltd.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code KCX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 66-day FDA review.

K973174 · Global TV Concepts, Ltd. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Oct 1997
Decision
66d
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Class 1
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K973174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SONIQUE HAIR REMOVER. Classified as Epilator, High Frequency, Tweezer-type (product code KCX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Global TV Concepts, Ltd. (Washington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 30, 1997 after a review of 66 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5360 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K973174

510(k) Number K973174 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 25, 1997
Decision Date October 30, 1997
Days to Decision 66 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
49d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 66d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

KCX Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code KCX Epilator, High Frequency, Tweezer-type
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5360
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 - KCX Epilator, High Frequency, Tweezer-type

Devices cleared under the same product code (KCX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K973174.
DAPELLE HAIR REMOVER
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K973340 · Mobit, Inc. · Dec 1997
FEMINIQUE SONIC HAIR REMOVER
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FINALLY FREE
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K970338 · Igia Direct, Inc. · Jul 1997
EPI 2
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