← Product Code [MIB](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/MIB) · K974482 # SILIMED GLUTEAL IMPLANT (K974482) _Silimed, LLC · MIB · Feb 24, 1998 · Ear, Nose, Throat · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/MIB/K974482 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Silimed, LLC - **Product Code:** [MIB](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/MIB.md) - **Decision Date:** Feb 24, 1998 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 874.3620 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** Ear, Nose, Throat - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## 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. ## Device Story Silicone Carving Block; solid silicone material; used by surgeons in aesthetic, corrective, or reconstructive surgery; surgeon manually carves block into custom-shaped implant; provides patient-specific implant geometry; used in clinical/surgical settings; facilitates personalized surgical outcomes. ## Clinical Evidence No clinical data provided; bench testing only. ## Technological Characteristics Solid silicone material; carving block form factor; non-sterile (implied requirement for sterilization by user); manual mechanical processing. ## Regulatory 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. ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} 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: K974482 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 {1} Page 2 - Mr. Smith 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, ![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg) 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 {2} FROM : SMITH ASSOCIATES PHONE NO. : 410 793 0448 Feb. 20 1998 08:18AM P02 510(k) Number (if known): K974482 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. (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE- CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED) Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) Prescription Use ☑ or Over-the-Counter Use ☐ (Division Sign-Off) Division of General Restorative Devices 510(k) Number K974482 --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/MIB/K974482](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/MIB/K974482) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. 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