Cleared Traditional

K971696 - SENTINEL RECORDER, MODELS 471/472

K971696 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SENTINEL RECORDER, manufactured by Del Mar Avionics. The device is a Class 2 Cardiovascular device with product code DXH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 236-day FDA review.

K971696 · Del Mar Avionics · Cardiovascular device
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Decision
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Class 2
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K971696 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SENTINEL RECORDER, MODELS 471/472. Classified as Transmitters And Receivers, Electrocardiograph, Telephone (product code DXH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Del Mar Avionics (Irvine, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 30, 1997 after a review of 236 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Cardiovascular FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 870.2920 - the FDA cardiovascular device oversight 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 Cardiovascular review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K971696

510(k) Number K971696 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 08, 1997
Decision Date December 30, 1997
Days to Decision 236 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
111d slower than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 236d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

DXH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code DXH Transmitters And Receivers, Electrocardiograph, Telephone
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 870.2920
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 Cardiovascular devices follow this clearance model.

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