Cleared Traditional

K833256 - CROUCH CORNEAL PROTECTOR

K833256 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CROUCH CORNEAL PROTECTOR, manufactured by Star Instrument Co.. The device is a Class 1 Ophthalmic device with product code HOY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 141-day FDA review.

K833256 · Star Instrument Co. · Ophthalmic device
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Feb 1984
Decision
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Class 1
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K833256 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CROUCH CORNEAL PROTECTOR. Classified as Shield, Eye, Ophthalmic (including Sunlamp Protective Eyewear And Post-mydriatic Eyewear) (product code HOY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Star Instrument Co. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 8, 1984 after a review of 141 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 886.4750 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Ophthalmic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K833256

510(k) Number K833256 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 20, 1983
Decision Date February 08, 1984
Days to Decision 141 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
31d slower than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 141d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

HOY Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code HOY Shield, Eye, Ophthalmic (including Sunlamp Protective Eyewear And Post-mydriatic Eyewear)
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 886.4750
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - HOY Shield, Eye, Ophthalmic (including Sunlamp Protective Eyewear And Post-mydriatic Eyewear)

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