Cleared Traditional

K945876 - WECO ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH FIBER OPTIC...

K945876 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for WECO ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH FIBER OPTIC..., manufactured by Wells Johnson Co.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EQH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 368-day FDA review.

K945876 · Wells Johnson Co. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Dec 1995
Decision
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Class 1
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K945876 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the WECO ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM WITH FIBER OPTIC LIGHT. Classified as Source, Carrier, Fiberoptic Light (product code EQH), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Wells Johnson Co. (Tucson, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 4, 1995 after a review of 368 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4350 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K945876

510(k) Number K945876 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 01, 1994
Decision Date December 04, 1995
Days to Decision 368 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
279d slower than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 368d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EQH Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EQH Source, Carrier, Fiberoptic Light
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4350
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 - EQH Source, Carrier, Fiberoptic Light

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