Cleared Traditional

K003251 - BLEASE FRONTLINE PLUS RANGE

K003251 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for BLEASE FRONTLINE PLUS RANGE, manufactured by Blease Medical Equipment , Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code BSZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 218-day FDA review.

K003251 · Blease Medical Equipment , Ltd. · Anesthesiology device
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
May 2001
Decision
218d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K003251 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BLEASE FRONTLINE PLUS RANGE, ANESTHESIA MACHINES, MODEL 440, 560 AND 690. Classified as Gas-machine, Anesthesia (product code BSZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Blease Medical Equipment , Ltd. (Appollo Beach, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 23, 2001 after a review of 218 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5160 - the FDA anesthesiology and respiratory device framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Anesthesiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

View all Blease Medical Equipment , Ltd. devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K003251

510(k) Number K003251 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 17, 2000
Decision Date May 23, 2001
Days to Decision 218 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
78d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 218d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

BSZ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code BSZ Gas-machine, Anesthesia
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5160
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Anesthesiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - BSZ Gas-machine, Anesthesia

All 115
Devices cleared under the same product code (BSZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K003251.
NARKOMED MRI-2 ANESTHESIA SYSTEM, MODEL NM-MRI-2
K022031 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Aug 2002
FABIUS GS ANESTHESIA SYSTEM, MODEL FABIUS GS
K011404 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Feb 2002
SPACELABS MEDICAL ANESTHESIA DELIVERY SYSTEM (ADS) WITH PRESSURE CONTROL MODE
K003663 · Spacelabs Medical, Inc. · Jun 2001
NARKOMED MRI-2, MODEL NM-MRI-2
K003579 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Jan 2001
NARKOMED MRI , NM-MRI
K001488 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Jun 2000
MODIFICATION TO KION ANESTHESIA SYSTEM
K001315 · Siemens Elema AB · May 2000