Cleared Traditional

K982965 - ENDOCAM CAMERA SYSTEMS 5502/5507 WITH CR CAMERA HEADS AND ACCESSORIES

K982965 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ENDOCAM CAMERA SYSTEMS 5502/5507 WITH C..., manufactured by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code FWF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 90-day FDA review.

K982965 · Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K982965 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ENDOCAM CAMERA SYSTEMS 5502/5507 WITH CR CAMERA HEADS AND ACCESSORIES. Classified as Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio (product code FWF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (Vernon Hills, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 23, 1998 after a review of 90 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4160 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K982965

510(k) Number K982965 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 25, 1998
Decision Date November 23, 1998
Days to Decision 90 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
25d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 90d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

FWF Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code FWF Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4160
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.

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