Cleared Traditional

K974237 - GSI 70 AUDIOPATH SCREENER

K974237 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for GSI 70 AUDIOPATH SCREENER, manufactured by Grason-Stadler, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EWO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 90-day FDA review.

K974237 · Grason-Stadler, Inc. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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Class 2
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K974237 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GSI 70 AUDIOPATH SCREENER. Classified as Audiometer (product code EWO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Grason-Stadler, Inc. (Milford, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 10, 1998 after a review of 90 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.1050 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Ear, Nose, Throat review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K974237

510(k) Number K974237 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 12, 1997
Decision Date February 10, 1998
Days to Decision 90 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
At panel average
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 90d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

EWO Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code EWO Audiometer
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.1050
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.

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All 171
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