# K953096: Essential Shaver System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 28, 1995 after 25 days
- Product code: EQJ (Bur, Ear, Nose And Throat)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4140
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
15 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K973195: Total Performance System Shaver (1997), 11 descendants of its own
- K071859: Stryker Crossfire System (2007), 4 descendants of its own
- K162770: Relign System (2017), 2 descendants of its own
- K061134: Eberle Shaver System C2 and Shaver Blades (2006), 2 descendants of its own
- K233493: Tricera Arthroscopic System; Tricera Controller (R-10001); Tricera Shaver Handpiece (R-10023); Veriflow (R-10003); Exoflow (R-10017); 3-in-1 Shaver 4.2mm (R-10008); 3-in-1 Shaver 5.0mm (R-10014); Dynablator (R-10005); Standard Burr (R-10021); Standard Shaver 3.4mm (R-10012); Curved Standard Shaver 3.4mm (R-10024) (2023), 1 descendant of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K953096
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology