Cleared Traditional

K980141 - SPECTRUM DESIGNS PROJECTION MALAR IMPLANT

K980141 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SPECTRUM DESIGNS PROJECTION MALAR IMPLANT, manufactured by Spectrum Designs, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code LZK cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 47-day FDA review.

K980141 · Spectrum Designs, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K980141 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SPECTRUM DESIGNS PROJECTION MALAR IMPLANT. Classified as Implant, Malar (product code LZK), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Spectrum Designs, Inc. (Goleta, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 3, 1998 after a review of 47 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.3550 - 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 - K980141

510(k) Number K980141 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 15, 1998
Decision Date March 03, 1998
Days to Decision 47 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
68d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 47d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LZK Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LZK Implant, Malar
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.3550
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 General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - LZK Implant, Malar

All 22
Devices cleared under the same product code (LZK) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K980141.
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BONE SOURCE HYDROXYAPATITE
K970400 · Orthofix, Inc. · May 1997
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K962261 · Implantech Associates, Inc. · Aug 1996