Cleared Traditional

K023253 - PEDIATRIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER KIT

K023253 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PEDIATRIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER KIT, manufactured by B.Braun Medical, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FOZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 218-day FDA review.

K023253 · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · General Hospital
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K023253 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PEDIATRIC CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER KIT. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days (product code FOZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by B.Braun Medical, Inc. (Allentown, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 6, 2003 after a review of 218 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5200 - the FDA general hospital 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 General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K023253

510(k) Number K023253 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 30, 2002
Decision Date May 06, 2003
Days to Decision 218 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
89d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 218d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FOZ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5200
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 General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days

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