Cleared Traditional

K870906 - CARERITE INTERDENTAL BRUSHES

K870906 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for CARERITE INTERDENTAL BRUSHES, manufactured by Cost Rite Health Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code EFW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 25-day FDA review.

K870906 · Cost Rite Health Products, Inc. · Dental device
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K870906 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CARERITE INTERDENTAL BRUSHES, MODELS 3500 & 4500. Classified as Toothbrush, Manual (product code EFW), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Cost Rite Health Products, Inc. (Chatsworth, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 30, 1987 after a review of 25 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.6855 - the FDA dental device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K870906

510(k) Number K870906 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 05, 1987
Decision Date March 30, 1987
Days to Decision 25 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
102d faster than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 25d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EFW Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EFW Toothbrush, Manual
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.6855
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 - EFW Toothbrush, Manual

All 7
Devices cleared under the same product code (EFW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K870906.
CREST TOOTHBRUSH WITH MICROSHIELD
K973236 · Procter & Gamble Co. · Mar 1998
REACH ANTIBACTERIAL TOOTHBRUSH
K971589 · Personal Products Co. · Jul 1997
ORALCHEK SUPER-SOFT BRUSH
K892264 · Pfizer, Inc. · Jun 1989
REACH* TOOTHBRUSH
K834580 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Feb 1984
TOOTHBRUSH, REACH
K770749 · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · Jun 1977
DENTAL STAIN REMOVER
K761352 · Concept, Inc. · Jan 1977