510(k) DEN040007

VERICHIP HEALTH INFORMATION MICROTRANSPONDER AND POCKET READER by Digital Angel Corporation — Product Code NRV

DEN040007 is an FDA 510(k) premarket notification submitted by Digital Angel Corporation for the device "VERICHIP HEALTH INFORMATION MICROTRANSPONDER AND POCKET READER". The FDA issued a decision of De Novo Granted on October 12, 2004. The device falls under product code NRV (Implantable Radio Frequency Transponder System), a Class II device regulated under 21 CFR 880.6300.

Clearance Details

Decision
DENG (De Novo Granted)
Decision Date
October 12, 2004
Date Received
August 4, 2004
Clearance Type
Post-NSE
Expedited Review
No
Third Party Review
No

Device Classification

Device Name
Implantable Radio Frequency Transponder System
Device Class
Class II
Regulation Number
880.6300
Review Panel
HO
Submission Type

An implantable microtransponder system intended to facilitate access to identification and health information in humans. It is described as consisting of a small implantable electronic microtransponder, an insertion device (introducer), and an electronic scanner (pocket reader). The microtransponder is a passive device that contains an electronic circuit, which is activated externally by a low-powered radio beam sent by a handheld, battery-powered pocket reader. The microtransponder stores only a unique electronic identification number (id). The id number is used to access a database that provides the implanted person's identity and health information supplied by the patient