K Number
K983087
Date Cleared
1998-11-18

(76 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
872.6855
Panel
DE
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The Breathtique Tongue Scraper is intended to be used to remove bacterial plaque and food debris from the surface of the tongue.

Device Description

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AI/ML Overview

The provided document is a 510(k) premarket notification letter from the FDA for a device called "Breathtique Tongue Scrapers." This letter does not contain any information regarding acceptance criteria, device performance studies, or clinical trial data.

The purpose of a 510(k) submission is to demonstrate that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device, not necessarily to prove its effectiveness or safety through new clinical studies. The FDA's letter states that they have reviewed the submission and determined the device is substantially equivalent to legally marketed devices, allowing it to be marketed subject to general controls.

Therefore, I cannot provide the requested information based on the given input. The document is essentially an approval letter to market the device, based on its equivalence to existing products, and does not detail performance testing or clinical studies.

§ 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.