Cleared Traditional

K981250 - LICEMEISTER COMB

K981250 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LICEMEISTER COMB, manufactured by National Pediculosis Assoc.. The device is a Class 1 General Hospital device with product code LJL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 52-day FDA review.

K981250 · National Pediculosis Assoc. · General Hospital
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May 1998
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Class 1
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K981250 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LICEMEISTER COMB. Classified as Detectors And Removers, Lice, (including Combs) (product code LJL), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by National Pediculosis Assoc. (Needham, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 28, 1998 after a review of 52 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5960 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K981250

510(k) Number K981250 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 06, 1998
Decision Date May 28, 1998
Days to Decision 52 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
77d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 52d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LJL Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LJL Detectors And Removers, Lice, (including Combs)
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5960
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.