# K981037: Clear (TM) Special Nit Comb

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Care Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: May 22, 1998 after 64 days
- Product code: LJL (Detectors And Removers, Lice, (Including Combs))
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5960
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K822421 (1982). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K822421: Innocomb Lice Comb, Innovative Products, Inc. (1982) Summary page 1.
- K822574: Innomed PD-1 Kit, Innomed Corp. (1982)

## Indications for use
For lice egg detection and removal

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981037
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology