Cleared Traditional

K980221 - SILIMED NASAL RETAINER

K980221 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SILIMED NASAL RETAINER, manufactured by Silimed, LLC. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code LYA cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 70-day FDA review.

K980221 · Silimed, LLC · Ear, Nose, Throat device
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K980221 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SILIMED NASAL RETAINER. Classified as Splint, Intranasal Septal (product code LYA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Silimed, LLC (Crofton, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 2, 1998 after a review of 70 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 - K980221

510(k) Number K980221 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 22, 1998
Decision Date April 02, 1998
Days to Decision 70 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
19d faster than avg
Panel avg: 89d · This submission: 70d
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

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Devices cleared under the same product code (LYA) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K980221.
MEROPACK BIORESORBABLE NASAL PACKING AND SINUS STENT
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SEPRAGEL SINUS
K012532 · Genzyme Corp. · Oct 2001
LACTOSORB ETHMOID STENT
K002131 · Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. · Apr 2001
BIVALVE NASAL SPLINT
K972096 · Boston Medical Products, Inc. · Jul 1997
NASAL AIRWAY SPLINT
K972092 · Boston Medical Products, Inc. · Jul 1997
DOYLE COMBO NASAL AIRWAY SPLINT
K972151 · Boston Medical Products, Inc. · Jul 1997