Cleared Traditional

K840834 - CORNEAL LIGHT SHIELD

K840834 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CORNEAL LIGHT SHIELD, manufactured by Gabl, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Ophthalmic device with product code HOY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 224-day FDA review.

K840834 · Gabl, Inc. · Ophthalmic device
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Oct 1984
Decision
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Class 1
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K840834 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CORNEAL LIGHT SHIELD. Classified as Shield, Eye, Ophthalmic (including Sunlamp Protective Eyewear And Post-mydriatic Eyewear) (product code HOY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Gabl, Inc. (Walker, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 5, 1984 after a review of 224 days - an extended review cycle.

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 - K840834

510(k) Number K840834 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 24, 1984
Decision Date October 05, 1984
Days to Decision 224 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
114d slower than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 224d
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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Devices cleared under the same product code (HOY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K840834.
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STORZ UNIVERSAL EYE SHIELD
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FOX EYE SHIELDS
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