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Epistaxis Nasal Pack

K971000510(k) TraditionalCleared May 14, 199756-day reviewClass I21 CFR 874.4100

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

Invotec International, Inc. · EMX Balloon, Epistaxis

Cleared on May 14, 1997 after a 56-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
May 14, 1997
Review
56 days
Class
Class I
Product code
EMX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971000Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

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 EMX devices

EMX Balloon, Epistaxis: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EMX

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EMX

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

Recalls per year · EMX

No recall names EMX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · EMX

16in 2025

2007: 32008: 32009: 32010: 32011: 102012: 12013: 32014: 12016: 12018: 32019: 122020: 52021: 22023: 32024: 122025: 16
2007high 16 (2025) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EMX, 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
20070—03
20080—03
20090—03
20100—03
20110—010
20120—01
20130—03
20140—01
20150—00
20160—01
20170—00
20180—03
20190—012
20200—05
20210—02
20221—00
20230—03
20240—012
20250—016
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K971000: Epistaxis Nasal Pack.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971000

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