Cleared Traditional

K933988 - BOSCH EUROSTAR

K933988 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BOSCH EUROSTAR, manufactured by Starkey Laboratories, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code ESD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 51-day FDA review.

K933988 · Starkey Laboratories, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Oct 1993
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K933988 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BOSCH EUROSTAR. Classified as Hearing Aid, Air-conduction, Prescription (product code ESD), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Starkey Laboratories, Inc. (Eden Prairie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 7, 1993 after a review of 51 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.3300 - 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: 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 - K933988

510(k) Number K933988 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 17, 1993
Decision Date October 07, 1993
Days to Decision 51 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
39d faster than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 51d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

ESD Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code ESD Hearing Aid, Air-conduction, Prescription
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.3300
Definition An Air-conduction Hearing Aid Is A Wearable Sound Amplifying Device Intended To Compensate For Impaired Hearing That Conducts Sound To The Ear Through The Air. This Is A Prescription Hearing Aid.
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.

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