Cleared Traditional

ESP7 VENOUS IMAGE (K982612) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class I General Hospital device.

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K982612 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ESP7 VENOUS IMAGE. Classified as Device, Vein Location, Liquid Crystal (product code KZA), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Ironmaster, Inc. (Santa Clara, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 14, 1998 after a review of 140 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6970 - the FDA general hospital 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 General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K982612 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 27, 1998
Decision Date December 14, 1998
Days to Decision 140 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
11d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 140d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

Product Code KZA Device, Vein Location, Liquid Crystal
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6970
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.