Cleared Traditional

K973506 - ACTIVATOR II

K973506 · Activator Methods, Inc. · Physical Medicine device
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K973506 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ACTIVATOR II. Classified as Manipulator, Plunger-like Joint (product code LXM).

Submitted by Activator Methods, Inc. (Phoenix, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 27, 1998 after a review of 133 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel. 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. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Physical Medicine review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K973506

510(k) Number K973506 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 16, 1997
Decision Date January 27, 1998
Days to Decision 133 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
17d slower than avg
Panel avg: 116d · This submission: 133d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LXM Device Classification - Class 0,

Product Code LXM Manipulator, Plunger-like Joint
Device Class -

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