Cleared Traditional

K990154 - KARL STORZ DIRECT COUPLED INTERFACE (DC...

K990154 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for KARL STORZ DIRECT COUPLED INTERFACE (DC..., manufactured by Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code FWF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 133-day FDA review.

K990154 · Karl Storz Imaging, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K990154 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the KARL STORZ DIRECT COUPLED INTERFACE (DCI 5) CAMERA SYSTEM. Classified as Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio (product code FWF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Karl Storz Imaging, Inc. (Goleta, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 1, 1999 after a review of 133 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 - K990154

510(k) Number K990154 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 19, 1999
Decision Date June 01, 1999
Days to Decision 133 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
18d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 133d
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.

Regulatory Peers - FWF Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio

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