Cleared Traditional

K983671 - NATURAL BRAND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES

K983671 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NATURAL BRAND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES, manufactured by Tcm Supply Corp.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code MQX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 136-day FDA review.

K983671 · Tcm Supply Corp. · General Hospital
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Mar 1999
Decision
136d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K983671 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NATURAL BRAND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES. Classified as Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use (product code MQX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Tcm Supply Corp. (Chino, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 4, 1999 after a review of 136 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5580 - 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K983671

510(k) Number K983671 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 19, 1998
Decision Date March 04, 1999
Days to Decision 136 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
7d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 136d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

MQX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code MQX Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5580
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 Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - MQX Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use

All 90
Devices cleared under the same product code (MQX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K983671.
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K983671 · NATURAL BRAND ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES
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