Cleared Traditional

K883169 - OTOMETER PORTABLE SCREENING AUDIOMETER

K883169 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for OTOMETER PORTABLE SCREENING AUDIOMETER, manufactured by Otometer, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EWO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 133-day FDA review.

K883169 · Otometer, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K883169 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the OTOMETER PORTABLE SCREENING AUDIOMETER. Classified as Audiometer (product code EWO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Otometer, Inc. (Phoenix, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 7, 1988 after a review of 133 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.1050 - 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 - K883169

510(k) Number K883169 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 27, 1988
Decision Date December 07, 1988
Days to Decision 133 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
44d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 133d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EWO Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EWO Audiometer
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.1050
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 - EWO Audiometer

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