Cleared Traditional

TELETOM (K940405) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

K940405 · Berchtold Holding GmbH · General Hospital
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Apr 1994
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K940405 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TELETOM. Classified as Monitor, Bed Patient (product code KMI), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Berchtold Holding GmbH (Tuttlingen, DE). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 14, 1994 after a review of 77 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.2400 - the FDA general hospital 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K940405 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 27, 1994
Decision Date April 14, 1994
Days to Decision 77 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
52d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 77d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KMI Monitor, Bed Patient
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.2400
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.