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I apologize, but the provided text does not contain information about acceptance criteria, device performance, sample sizes, expert qualifications, or study methodologies. The document is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for a device called "BreathAid Tongue Scraper." It confirms that the device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device and can be marketed.
Therefore, I cannot fulfill your request for the detailed information on acceptance criteria and study design as it is not present in the given text.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
AUG | | | 1998
BreathAid, LCC C/O Mr. J. Douglas Nunn, Jr. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P. Keenan Building, Third Floor 1330 Lady Street P.O. Box 11070 (29211) Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Re : K981808 BreathAid Tonque Scraper Trade Name: Requlatory Class: Unclassified Product Code: LCN May 13, 1998 Dated: Received: May 21, 1998
Dear Mr. J. Douglas Nunn, Jr.:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions The general controls provisions of the Act of the Act. include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Requlations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. ਚ substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of
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the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4692. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
S. Autman for
Timothy A. Ulatowski Director Division of Dental, Infection Control, and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Number (if known): K981808
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Device Name:
08/04/98
Indications For Use:
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODDE)
Susan Rumsey
(Division Sign-Off) Division of Dental, Infection Control, and General Hospital Devices 194 510(k) Number
Prescription Use
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)
OR
Over-The-Counter Use
(Optional Forman 1-2-96)
§ 872.6855 Manual toothbrush.
(a)
Identification. A manual toothbrush is a device composed of a shaft with either natural or synthetic bristles at one end intended to remove adherent plaque and food debris from the teeth to reduce tooth decay.(b)
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 872.9. If the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile, it is exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, with the exception of § 820.180, with respect to general requirements concerning records, and § 820.198, with respect to complaint files.