Cleared Traditional

K900096 - INTELLIGENT VISUAL REINFORCEMENT AUDIOM...

K900096 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INTELLIGENT VISUAL REINFORCEMENT AUDIOM..., manufactured by Artifical Hearing Systems Corp.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EWO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 143-day FDA review.

K900096 · Artifical Hearing Systems Corp. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K900096 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INTELLIGENT VISUAL REINFORCEMENT AUDIOMETRY (IVRA). Classified as Audiometer (product code EWO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Artifical Hearing Systems Corp. (North Miami, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 31, 1990 after a review of 143 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 - K900096

510(k) Number K900096 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 08, 1990
Decision Date May 31, 1990
Days to Decision 143 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
54d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 143d
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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