Cleared Traditional

K023816 - CANON FULL AUTO TONOMETER TX-F

K023816 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CANON FULL AUTO TONOMETER TX-F, manufactured by Canon, Inc.-Utsunomiya Optical Products Operation. The device is a Class 2 Ophthalmic device with product code HKX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 11-day FDA review.

K023816 · Canon, Inc.-Utsunomiya Optical Products Operation · Ophthalmic device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Nov 2002
Decision
11d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K023816 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CANON FULL AUTO TONOMETER TX-F. Classified as Tonometer, Ac-powered (product code HKX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Canon, Inc.-Utsunomiya Optical Products Operation (Lake Success, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 26, 2002 after a review of 11 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 886.1930 - the FDA ophthalmic device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

View all Canon, Inc.-Utsunomiya Optical Products Operation devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K023816

510(k) Number K023816 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 15, 2002
Decision Date November 26, 2002
Days to Decision 11 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review Yes - reviewed by an FDA-accredited third party
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
99d faster than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 11d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required. Third-party reviewed.

HKX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HKX Tonometer, Ac-powered
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 886.1930
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Ophthalmic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HKX Tonometer, Ac-powered

All 34
Devices cleared under the same product code (HKX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K023816.
KOWA KT-800
K053444 · Kowa Co. , Ltd. · Jun 2006
TONOPACH ULTRASONIC TONOMETER/PACHYMETER MODEL P-201 (THE TONOPACH)
K042099 · Retinapharma Technologies, Inc. · Dec 2004
NON-CONTACT TONOMETER, MODEL NT-4000
K031733 · Nidek, Inc. · Dec 2003
MODEL 30 CLASSIC PNEUMATONOMETER
K002395 · Xomed, Inc. · Dec 2000
LEICA AT550
K990869 · Leica Microsystems, Inc. · Jun 1999
KEELER PULSAIR 3000 NON CONTACT TONOMETER
K990257 · Keeler Instruments, Inc. · Mar 1999