Cleared Traditional

K980021 - EXTENTRAC

K980021 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for EXTENTRAC, manufactured by Advanced Back Technologies. The device is a Class 2 Physical Medicine device with product code JFB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 126-day FDA review.

K980021 · Advanced Back Technologies · Physical Medicine device
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May 1998
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K980021 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the EXTENTRAC. Classified as Table, Physical Therapy, Multi Function (product code JFB), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Advanced Back Technologies (Syosset, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 11, 1998 after a review of 126 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Physical Medicine FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 890.5880 - the FDA physical medicine 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. 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K980021

510(k) Number K980021 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 05, 1998
Decision Date May 11, 1998
Days to Decision 126 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
11d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 126d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JFB Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JFB Table, Physical Therapy, Multi Function
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 890.5880
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 Physical Medicine devices follow this clearance model.

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