Cleared Traditional

FOAM TIP INJECTOR (K980696) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I Ophthalmic device.

K980696 · Staar Surgical Co. · Ophthalmic device
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Sep 1998
Decision
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Class 1
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K980696 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FOAM TIP INJECTOR. Classified as Folders And Injectors, Intraocular Lens (iol) (product code MSS), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Staar Surgical Co. (Monrovia, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 11, 1998 after a review of 200 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Ophthalmic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 886.4300 - the FDA ophthalmic 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 Ophthalmic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K980696 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 23, 1998
Decision Date September 11, 1998
Days to Decision 200 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Ophthalmic (OP)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
90d slower than avg
Panel avg: 110d · This submission: 200d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code MSS Folders And Injectors, Intraocular Lens (iol)
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 886.4300
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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