← Product Code [ESZ](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESZ) · K897049

# GIBSON ENDOLYMPHATIC SHUNT (K897049)

_Hood Laboratories · ESZ · Mar 16, 1990 · Ear, Nose, Throat · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Hood Laboratories
- **Product Code:** [ESZ](/submissions/EN/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/ESZ.md)
- **Decision Date:** Mar 16, 1990
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 874.3820
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Ear, Nose, Throat

## Regulatory Identification

An endolymphatic shunt is a device that consists of a tube or sheet intended to be implanted to relieve the symptons of vertigo. The device permits the unrestricted flow of excess endolymph from the distended end of the endolymphatic system into the mastoid cavity where resorption occurs. This device is made of polytetrafluoroethylene or silicone elastomer.

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