Cleared Traditional

K843514 - MINUTEMAN CO2 MICROSURGICAL LASER OTO

K843514 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MINUTEMAN CO2 MICROSURGICAL LASER OTO, manufactured by American Surgical Laser, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EWG cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 90-day FDA review.

K843514 · American Surgical Laser, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K843514 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MINUTEMAN CO2 MICROSURGICAL LASER OTO. Classified as Laser, Ent Microsurgical Carbon-dioxide (product code EWG), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by American Surgical Laser, Inc. (Woburn, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 4, 1984 after a review of 90 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4500 - 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 - K843514

510(k) Number K843514 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 05, 1984
Decision Date December 04, 1984
Days to Decision 90 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
At panel average
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 90d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EWG Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EWG Laser, Ent Microsurgical Carbon-dioxide
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4500
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 - EWG Laser, Ent Microsurgical Carbon-dioxide

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