Cleared Traditional

K841040 - FOX POST NASAL BALLOON CATHETER

K841040 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FOX POST NASAL BALLOON CATHETER, manufactured by Inmed Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EMX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 158-day FDA review.

K841040 · Inmed Corp. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Aug 1984
Decision
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Class 1
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K841040 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FOX POST NASAL BALLOON CATHETER. Classified as Balloon, Epistaxis (product code EMX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Inmed Corp. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 17, 1984 after a review of 158 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4100 - 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 - K841040

510(k) Number K841040 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 12, 1984
Decision Date August 17, 1984
Days to Decision 158 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
68d slower than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 158d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EMX Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EMX Balloon, Epistaxis
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4100
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 - EMX Balloon, Epistaxis

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NASOSTAT
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