Cleared Traditional

K911756 - POSTERIOR NASAL EPISTAXIS INSTRUMENTS

K911756 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for POSTERIOR NASAL EPISTAXIS INSTRUMENTS, manufactured by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Dental device with product code ECB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 189-day FDA review.

K911756 · Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · Dental device
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Oct 1991
Decision
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Class 1
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K911756 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the POSTERIOR NASAL EPISTAXIS INSTRUMENTS. Classified as Unit, Syringe, Air And/or Water (product code ECB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (Rosemont, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 24, 1991 after a review of 189 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Dental FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 872.4565 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Dental review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K911756

510(k) Number K911756 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 18, 1991
Decision Date October 24, 1991
Days to Decision 189 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Dental (DE)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
62d slower than avg
Panel avg: 127d · This submission: 189d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

ECB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code ECB Unit, Syringe, Air And/or Water
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 872.4565
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 - ECB Unit, Syringe, Air And/or Water

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