SILIMED CALF IMPLANT
K974480 · Silimed, LLC · MIB · Feb 24, 1998 · Ear, Nose, Throat
Device Facts
| Record ID | K974480 |
| Device Name | SILIMED CALF IMPLANT |
| Applicant | Silimed, LLC |
| Product Code | MIB · Ear, Nose, Throat |
| Decision Date | Feb 24, 1998 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 874.3620 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
The Silimed Silicone Carving Block is designed to be used in aesthetic, corrective or reconstructive surgery. The Silimed Silicone Carving Block allows the surgeon to carve a finished device for his own custom use. Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
Device Story
Silicone block intended for intraoperative carving by surgeons; enables creation of custom-shaped implants for aesthetic, corrective, or reconstructive procedures. Device provided as raw material for surgeon to modify; used in clinical/surgical settings. Benefits include patient-specific implant geometry tailored to individual anatomical requirements.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided; bench testing only.
Technological Characteristics
Solid silicone material; block form factor; intended for manual carving by surgeon; non-sterile or sterile (implied by surgical use); no electronic or software components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use in aesthetic, corrective, or reconstructive surgery by a physician to create custom-carved implants.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Ear, nose, and throat synthetic polymer material is a device material that is intended to be implanted for use as a space-occupying substance in the reconstructive surgery of the head and neck. The device is used, for example, in augmentation rhinoplasty and in tissue defect closures in the esophagus. The device is shaped and formed by the suregon to conform to the patient's needs. This generic type of device is made of material such as polyamide mesh or foil and porous polyethylene.
Related Devices
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- K021820 — AART SILICONE CARVING BLOCK · Aesthetic and Reconstructive Technologies, Inc. · Jul 16, 2002
- K974654 — SILICONE BLOCKS · Specialty Surgical Products, Inc. · Feb 24, 1998
- K223051 — Pre-Formed Silicone Block · International Medical Devices, Inc. · Feb 3, 2023
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
9200 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville MD 20850
Mr. E. J. Smith
Consultant
Silimed, L.C.
C/O Smith Associates
P.O. Box 4341
Crofton, Maryland 21114
FEB 24 1998
Re: K974480
Trade Name: Silicone Carving Block
Regulatory Class: II
Product Code: MIB
Dated: November 26, 1997
Received: November 26, 1997
Dear Mr. Smith:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic (QS) inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the
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Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for *in vitro* diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4595. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,

Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D.
Director
Division of General and
Restorative Devices
Office of Device Evaluation
Center for Devices and
Radiological Health
Enclosure
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FROM : SMITH ASSOCIATES
PHONE NO. : 412 793 2445
Feb. 20 1998 08:31AM P02
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510(k) Number (if known): K974480
Device Name: Silimed Silicone Carving Blocks
Classification Panel: MIB
Indications for Use:
The Silimed Silicone Carving Block is designed to be used in aesthetic, corrective or reconstructive surgery. The Silimed Silicone Carving Block allows the surgeon to carve a finished device for his own custom use.
Federal (U.S.A.) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician.
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Prescription Use ☑ or Over-the-Counter Use ☐
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Division of General Restorative Devices
510(k) Number K974480