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Eos Brand Disposable Cyto/Cervical Sampler

K963685510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 11, 199638-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.4530

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

North Eos Industries, Inc. · HHT Spatula, Cervical, Cytological

Cleared on Oct 11, 1996 after a 38-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Oct 11, 1996
Review
38 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HHT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963685Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (10)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Aver's spatula (wooden)
Named without a submission number
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*—Aver's spatula (plastic)
Named without a submission number
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*—Cyco-Brush
Named without a submission number
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*—cervi-brush
Named without a submission number
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*—Endocarvical sampler
Named without a submission number
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*—Cotton Swab
Named without a submission number
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*—CYeoPick
Named without a submission number
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*—WY noscatin
Named without a submission number
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*—spatulias and cokton Swads (Paul Boettger ong company)
Named without a submission number
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*—veo-spatula for cervical smear
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All HHT devices

HHT Spatula, Cervical, Cytological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HHT

1in 2019

2007: 12008: 22009: 12012: 12015: 12017: 12019: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HHT

Too few HHT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HHT

No recall names HHT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HHT

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 12014: 12016: 62017: 12018: 12019: 32020: 32023: 52024: 12025: 1
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HHT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—02
20082—03
20091—01
20100—01
20110—01
20121—00
20130—00
20140—01
20151—00
20160—06
20171—01
20180—01
20191—03
20200—03
20210—00
20220—00
20230—05
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The device-EosSmear is the Ayer's spatula type with screw round top for easily scraping and removing the cytoleogical material from the surface of the cervix or vagina; and the back of the design is for scraping also of the cervical area and SCJ part of the body.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K963685: Eos Brand Disposable Cyto/Cervical Sampler.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963685

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026