Vanguard Reprocessed Ultrasonic Scalpel

FDA 510(k) K043225 · Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.

Substantially Equivalent

510(k) numberK043225

Submission

Device name
Vanguard Reprocessed Ultrasonic Scalpel
Applicant
Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.
Lakeland, FL, US
Received
November 22, 2004
Decision date
March 22, 2005
Decision
Substantially Equivalent (SESE)
Type
Traditional 510(k)
Summary
510(k) summary available from FDA

Official FDA 510(k) record

Device classification

Product code
NLQ – Single-Use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments
Device class
Unclassified

Single-use reprocessed versions of the ultrasonic devices used in surgical procedures either for fragmentation, emulsification and aspiration of soft tissue and hard tissue or for ligation of vessels (under product code “LFL”). Reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission.. (70 FR 56911, available at…

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Questions and answers

When was Vanguard Reprocessed Ultrasonic Scalpel cleared by the FDA?

Vanguard Reprocessed Ultrasonic Scalpel (K043225) received a 510(k) decision of Substantially Equivalent on March 22, 2005, 120 days after the submission was received.

What is the product code of K043225?

The FDA product code is NLQ – Single-Use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments, a Unclassified device.