Cleared Traditional

K161697 - Acclarent NavWire Sinus Navigation Guid...

K161697 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for Acclarent NavWire Sinus Navigation Guid... by Acclarent, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device (product code PGW) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 126-day FDA review.

K161697 · Acclarent, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K161697 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Acclarent NavWire Sinus Navigation Guidewire. Classified as Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument (product code PGW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Acclarent, Inc. (Irvin, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 24, 2016 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 882.4560 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K161697 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 20, 2016
Decision Date October 24, 2016
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.

Device Classification

Product Code PGW Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 882.4560
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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.