Cleared Traditional

K853589 - SHAH SELF-CLEARING MASTOID SUCTION TUBE (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Ear, Nose, Throat device.

K853589 · Downs Surgical , Ltd. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Dec 1985
Decision
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Class 1
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K853589 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SHAH SELF-CLEARING MASTOID SUCTION TUBE. Classified as Tube, Ear Suction (product code JZF), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Downs Surgical , Ltd. (Wilmington, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 23, 1985 after a review of 118 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4420 - 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 K853589 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 27, 1985
Decision Date December 23, 1985
Days to Decision 118 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
29d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 118d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code JZF Tube, Ear Suction
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4420
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.