Cleared Traditional

K984521 - RIWO DRIVE SYSTEM 2302 WITH GENERATOR, SMALL MOTOR HANDLES, 8563.111, 8563.351

K984521 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RIWO DRIVE SYSTEM 2302 WITH GENERATOR, manufactured by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.. The device is a Class 1 Ear, Nose, Throat device with product code EQL cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 86-day FDA review.

K984521 · Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · Ear, Nose, Throat device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF) Official FDA 510(k) Summary (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Mar 1999
Decision
86d
Days
Class 1
Risk

K984521 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RIWO DRIVE SYSTEM 2302 WITH GENERATOR, SMALL MOTOR HANDLES, 8563.111, 8563.351. Classified as Laryngostroboscope (product code EQL), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (Vernon Hills, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 17, 1999 after a review of 86 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Ear, Nose, Throat FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4750 - 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K984521

510(k) Number K984521 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 21, 1998
Decision Date March 17, 1999
Days to Decision 86 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
4d faster than avg
Panel avg: 90d · This submission: 86d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

EQL Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code EQL Laryngostroboscope
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4750
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 - EQL Laryngostroboscope

All 7
Devices cleared under the same product code (EQL) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K984521.
RLS 9100 RHINO-LARYNGEAL STROBOSCOPE
K921184 · Kay Elemetrics Corp. · May 1992
9105 RIGID TELESCOPIC ENDOSCOPE
K921285 · Kay Elemetrics Corp. · May 1992
ENDOSTROBOSCOPE IV
K884933 · Jedmed Instrument Co. · Feb 1989
RHINO-LARYNX STROBOSCOPE TYPE 4914
K842090 · Bruel & Kjaer Industri A/S · Jul 1984
LARYNGOSTROBOSCOPE
K822523 · Kelleher Corp. · Sep 1982
PENTAX LARYNGO-STROBOSCOPE MODEL LS-1A
K801866 · Pentax Precision Instrument Corp. · Sep 1980
K984521 · RIWO DRIVE SYSTEM 2302 WITH GENERATOR, SMALL MOTOR HANDLES, 8563.111, 8563.351
Download PDF FDA Summary Richard Wolf Medical …