Cleared Traditional

K060518 - PARTIAL OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT PROSTHESES

K060518 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PARTIAL OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT PROSTHESES, manufactured by Grace Medical, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code ETB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 121-day FDA review.

K060518 · Grace Medical, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K060518 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PARTIAL OSSICULAR REPLACEMENT PROSTHESES. Classified as Prosthesis, Partial Ossicular Replacement (product code ETB), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Grace Medical, Inc. (Memphis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 28, 2006 after a review of 121 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3450 - the FDA ear, nose and throat 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Ear, Nose, Throat review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K060518

510(k) Number K060518 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 27, 2006
Decision Date June 28, 2006
Days to Decision 121 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
32d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 121d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

ETB Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code ETB Prosthesis, Partial Ossicular Replacement
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3450
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 Ear, Nose, Throat devices follow this clearance model.

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