Cleared Traditional

K952688 - INNOVA RECTAL OR SMALL VAGINAL EMG SENSING ELECTRODE

K952688 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for INNOVA RECTAL OR SMALL VAGINAL EMG SENS..., manufactured by Empi. The device is a Class 2 Gastroenterology & Urology device with product code HIR cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 177-day FDA review.

K952688 · Empi · Gastroenterology & Urology device
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Dec 1995
Decision
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Class 2
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K952688 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INNOVA RECTAL OR SMALL VAGINAL EMG SENSING ELECTRODE. Classified as Perineometer (product code HIR), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Empi (Minneapolis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 6, 1995 after a review of 177 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Gastroenterology & Urology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 884.1425 - the FDA gastroenterology and urology 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 Gastroenterology & Urology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K952688

510(k) Number K952688 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 12, 1995
Decision Date December 06, 1995
Days to Decision 177 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Gastroenterology & Urology (GU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
46d slower than avg
Panel avg: 131d · This submission: 177d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

HIR Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code HIR Perineometer
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 884.1425
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 Gastroenterology & Urology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - HIR Perineometer

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Devices cleared under the same product code (HIR) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K952688.
PATHWAY ELECTROMYOGRAPH MODEL PATHWAY II/MR-10/MR-15/MR-20/MR-25
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PERINEOMETER
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PERITRON
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MYOTRAC2D/CS
K925681 · Thought Technology , Ltd. · Sep 1995
THOUGHT TECHNOLOGY VAGINAL & RECTAL ELECTRODE
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INCONTROL
K935213 · Thought Technology , Ltd. · May 1995