← Product Code [HQP](/submissions/OP/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/HQP) · K820157

# XOMED THERMAL MYRINGOTOMY SYSTEM (K820157)

_Xomed, Inc. · HQP · Mar 2, 1982 · Ophthalmic · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Xomed, Inc.
- **Product Code:** [HQP](/submissions/OP/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/HQP.md)
- **Decision Date:** Mar 2, 1982
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 886.4115
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Ophthalmic

## Regulatory Identification

A thermal cautery unit is an AC-powered or battery-powered device intended for use during ocular surgery to coagulate tissue or arrest bleeding by heat conducted through a wire tip.

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