Cleared Traditional

K992242 - PILLAR NASAL

K992242 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PILLAR NASAL, manufactured by Pillar Surgical, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code FZE cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 143-day FDA review.

K992242 · Pillar Surgical, Inc. · General & Plastic Surgery device
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K992242 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PILLAR NASAL, DORSAL COLUMELLA AND NASAL DORSUM IMPLANTS. Classified as Prosthesis, Nose, Internal (product code FZE), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Pillar Surgical, Inc. (La Jolla, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 22, 1999 after a review of 143 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.3680 - 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 - K992242

510(k) Number K992242 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 02, 1999
Decision Date November 22, 1999
Days to Decision 143 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
28d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 143d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FZE Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FZE Prosthesis, Nose, Internal
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.3680
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 & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

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