Cleared Traditional

K993157 - HEM-O-LOK SMX POLYMER CLIPS, MODEL 544220, HEM-0-LOK MLX POLYMER CLIPS, MODEL 544240

K993157 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for HEM-O-LOK SMX POLYMER CLIPS, manufactured by Weck Closure Systems. The device is a Class 2 General & Plastic Surgery device with product code FZP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 87-day FDA review.

K993157 · Weck Closure Systems · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Dec 1999
Decision
87d
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Class 2
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K993157 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HEM-O-LOK SMX POLYMER CLIPS, MODEL 544220, HEM-0-LOK MLX POLYMER CLIPS, MODEL.... Classified as Clip, Implantable (product code FZP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Weck Closure Systems (Research Triangle Park, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 17, 1999 after a review of 87 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4300 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K993157

510(k) Number K993157 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 21, 1999
Decision Date December 17, 1999
Days to Decision 87 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
28d faster than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 87d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FZP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FZP Clip, Implantable
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4300
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.

Regulatory Peers - FZP Clip, Implantable

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