Cleared Traditional

VAGABOND SOFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM (K982178) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K982178 · Emergent Innovations, Ltd. · General Hospital
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K982178 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VAGABOND SOFT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. Classified as Restraint, Protective (product code FMQ), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Emergent Innovations, Ltd. (Indianapolis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 26, 1999 after a review of 218 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6760 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K982178 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 22, 1998
Decision Date January 26, 1999
Days to Decision 218 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
89d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 218d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code FMQ Restraint, Protective
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6760
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 - FMQ Restraint, Protective

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Devices cleared under the same product code (FMQ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K982178.
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K963431 · Zimmer, Inc. · Nov 1996
MESH VEST RESTRAINT WITH SLEEVES WRIST/ANKLE RESTRAINT
K963393 · Depuy, Inc. · Oct 1996
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K963378 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996
MEDLINE BODY HOLDER
K963360 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996
MEDLINE SAETY VEST,MEDLINE ECONOMY VEST, MEDLINE TIE-BACK VEST, MEDLINE SECURTIY VEST, VEST RESTRAINT
K963362 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Oct 1996