Cleared Traditional

K955560 - TREBAY SCOPE IRRIGATED CLEARING SLEEVE

K955560 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for TREBAY SCOPE IRRIGATED CLEARING SLEEVE, manufactured by Trebay Medical Corp.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EOB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 16-day FDA review.

K955560 · Trebay Medical Corp. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K955560 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the TREBAY SCOPE IRRIGATED CLEARING SLEEVE. Classified as Nasopharyngoscope (flexible Or Rigid) (product code EOB), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Trebay Medical Corp. (Clearwater, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 22, 1995 after a review of 16 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4760 - 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 - K955560

510(k) Number K955560 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 06, 1995
Decision Date December 22, 1995
Days to Decision 16 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
73d faster than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 16d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EOB Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EOB Nasopharyngoscope (flexible Or Rigid)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4760
Definition If The Device Is Reusable, Validated Reprocessing Instructions And Reprocessing Validation Data For This Device Type Must Be Included In A 510(k) Submission (82 Fr 26807, Available At Https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/fr-2017-06-09/pdf/2017-12007.pdf).
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 Ear, Nose, Throat devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - EOB Nasopharyngoscope (flexible Or Rigid)

All 106
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