Cleared Traditional

K972151 - DOYLE COMBO NASAL AIRWAY SPLINT

K972151 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for DOYLE COMBO NASAL AIRWAY SPLINT, manufactured by Boston Medical Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code LYA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 28-day FDA review.

K972151 · Boston Medical Products, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K972151 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DOYLE COMBO NASAL AIRWAY SPLINT. Classified as Splint, Intranasal Septal (product code LYA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Boston Medical Products, Inc. (Westborough, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 7, 1997 after a review of 28 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4780 - 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 - K972151

510(k) Number K972151 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 09, 1997
Decision Date July 07, 1997
Days to Decision 28 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
61d faster than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 28d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

LYA Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code LYA Splint, Intranasal Septal
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4780
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 - LYA Splint, Intranasal Septal

All 21
Devices cleared under the same product code (LYA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K972151.
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