Cleared Traditional

K854751 - ZIMMER VIDEO PRODUCTS AUTOMATIC LIGHT SOURCE (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class I Ear, Nose, Throat device.

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Feb 1986
Decision
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Class 1
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K854751 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ZIMMER VIDEO PRODUCTS AUTOMATIC LIGHT SOURCE. Classified as Source, Carrier, Fiberoptic Light (product code EQH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Aspen Laboratories, Inc. (Englewood, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 28, 1986 after a review of 94 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4350 - 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 K854751 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 26, 1985
Decision Date February 28, 1986
Days to Decision 94 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
5d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 94d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code EQH Source, Carrier, Fiberoptic Light
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4350
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.