510(k)

K143235: RF20000a Controller, FLOW 50 Wand

FDA 510(k) · ArthroCare Corporation · decided Oct 23, 2015

Key facts

510(k) number K143235
Device name RF20000a Controller, FLOW 50 Wand
Applicant ArthroCare Corporation
Product code GEI
Date received Nov 10, 2014
Decision date Oct 23, 2015
Decision Substantially equivalent (SESE)
Submission type Traditional
Review panel General & Plastic Surgery
Medical specialty General & Plastic Surgery

At a glance

  • 10–99 MAUDE adverse event reports
  • None Recall events
  • 1–9 UDI device identifiers (GUDID)
  • 1–9 Predicate devices cited
  • 1–9 Later submissions citing this device
  • 1,000+ 510(k)s with this product code
  • Yes 510(k) summary on file
  • No 510(k) statement on file
  • Not listed On the FDA AI-enabled device list

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Reading a 510(k)

Decision
SESE means the FDA found the device substantially equivalent to its predicate, so it may be marketed in the United States.
Predicates
Each clearance cites one or more legally marketed devices; the chain of predicates shows where a technology came from.
Product code
The three-letter code sets the device type, class and regulation, and groups competing clearances.
Summary or statement
Applicants file either a 510(k) summary of the safety and effectiveness information or a statement that it is available on request.

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A 510(k) is a premarket submission made to the FDA to demonstrate that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device.

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