Cleared Traditional

K972078 - POST-STOP EPISTAXIS CATHETER

K972078 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for POST-STOP EPISTAXIS CATHETER, manufactured by Boston Medical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EMX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 37-day FDA review.

K972078 · Boston Medical Products, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K972078 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the POST-STOP EPISTAXIS CATHETER. Classified as Balloon, Epistaxis (product code EMX), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Boston Medical Products, Inc. (Westborough, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 10, 1997 after a review of 37 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4100 - 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 - K972078

510(k) Number K972078 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 03, 1997
Decision Date July 10, 1997
Days to Decision 37 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ear, Nose, Throat (EN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
52d faster than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 37d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EMX Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EMX Balloon, Epistaxis
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4100
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.

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