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Clinitex® Stockinette is a tubular textile used to form the first protective layer (base) of an orthopedic cast below the cast padding and cast tape. The polyester material help repel water and dry rapidly.
Clinitex® Stockinette is a tubular textile used to form the first protective layer (base) of an orthopedic cast below the cast padding and cast tape. The polyester material help repel water and dry rapidly.
This document is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for two devices: Clinitex Stockinette (K973417) and Clinitex Cast Padding (K973420). The letter states that these devices are substantially equivalent to devices marketed prior to May 28, 1976. This means the clearance is based on a comparison to existing, legally marketed predicate devices, and not on a study proving the device meets specific acceptance criteria as you've outlined.
Therefore, I cannot provide the requested information because:
- Acceptance Criteria and Device Performance: The document does not describe specific acceptance criteria (e.g., sensitivity, specificity, accuracy) or report device performance against such criteria. The FDA clearance is based on substantial equivalence, implying the device performs similarly to existing products, rather than meeting a specific quantifiable performance threshold.
- Study Details (Sample Size, Data Provenance, Experts, Adjudication, MRMC, Standalone, Ground Truth, Training Set): No study is described in this document. The 510(k) process for devices like stockinette and cast padding often relies on demonstrating similarity to predicate devices rather than extensive clinical studies with specified performance metrics.
The document indicates:
- Device Name: Clinitex® Stockinette
- Indications For Use: "Clinitex® Stockinette is a tubular textile used to form the first protective layer (base) of an orthopedic cast below the cast padding and cast tape. The polyester material help repel water and dry rapidly."
- Regulatory Class: I
- Product Code: LGF
This type of FDA clearance is for low-risk devices where substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device is sufficient, and detailed performance studies with acceptance criteria are typically not required.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
Mr. Howell H. Michael General Manager Clinitex Medical Corporation 9801 Kincey Avenue, Suite 100 Huntersville, North Carolina 28078
Re : K973417 Clinitex® Stockinette K973420 Clinitex® Cast Padding Regulatory Class: I Product Code: LGF September 9, 1997 Dated: September 10, 1997 Received:
Dear Mr. Michael:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the devices referenced above and we have determined these devices are substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosures) 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 devices, 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 devices are classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), they may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major requlations affecting your devices 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 requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Requlation (QS) for Medical General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, Devices: 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 devices in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does
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not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 hot arress any obe Act for devices under the Electronic chrough 542 or the not roll provisions, or other Federal laws or requlations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your devices as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your devices to legally marketed predicate devices results in a classification for your devices and thus, permits your devices to proceed to the market .
If you desire specific advice for your devices 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) 594-4659. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your devices, 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,
Cellia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosures
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510(k) Number: K973417
Device Name: Clinitex Stockinette
Indications For Use: Clinitex® Stockinette is a tubular textile used to form the first protective layer (base) of an orthopedic cast below the cast padding and cast tape. The polyester material help repel water and dry rapidly.
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Division Sign-Off
(Divisi eneral Restorative Dev 510(k) Num
Prescription Use (Per 21 CFR 801.109) OR
Over-The-Counter Use
(Optional Format 1-2-96)
§ 888.5940 Cast component.
(a)
Identification. A cast component is a device intended for medical purposes to protect or support a cast. This generic type of device includes the cast heel, toe cap, cast support, and walking iron.(b)
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 888.9. The device is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, with the exception of § 820.180, regarding general requirements concerning records, and § 820.198, regarding complaint files.