Cleared Traditional

K073255 - XPS 3000 SYSTEM

K073255 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for XPS 3000 SYSTEM, manufactured by Medtronic Xomed, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code ERL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 126-day FDA review.

K073255 · Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K073255 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the XPS 3000 SYSTEM. Classified as Drill, Surgical, Ent (electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece (product code ERL), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medtronic Xomed, Inc. (Jacksonville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 24, 2008 after a review of 126 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4250 - 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 - K073255

510(k) Number K073255 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 19, 2007
Decision Date March 24, 2008
Days to Decision 126 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
37d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 126d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

ERL Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code ERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4250
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.

Regulatory Peers - ERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece

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