Cleared Traditional

K031686 - AEROMIST LT

K031686 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for AEROMIST LT, manufactured by Medline Industries, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code BTI cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 233-day FDA review.

K031686 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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Jan 2004
Decision
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Class 2
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K031686 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AEROMIST LT, MODEL HCS15004. Classified as Compressor, Air, Portable (product code BTI), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medline Industries, Inc. (Mundelein, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 21, 2004 after a review of 233 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.6250 - 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K031686

510(k) Number K031686 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 02, 2003
Decision Date January 21, 2004
Days to Decision 233 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
93d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 233d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

BTI Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code BTI Compressor, Air, Portable
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.6250
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.

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