Cleared Abbreviated

K092824 - N95 RESPIRATOR MASK, POSITIVE FACIAL LOCK WITH MAGIC ARCH, MODEL 695

K092824 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for N95 RESPIRATOR MASK, manufactured by Alpha Protech, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code MSH cleared through the Abbreviated 510(k) pathway after a 37-day FDA review.

K092824 · Alpha Protech, Inc. · General Hospital
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K092824 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the N95 RESPIRATOR MASK, POSITIVE FACIAL LOCK WITH MAGIC ARCH, MODEL 695. Classified as Respirator, Surgical (product code MSH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Alpha Protech, Inc. (Salt Lake City, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 21, 2009 after a review of 37 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4040 - the FDA general hospital device framework. The Abbreviated 510(k) pathway was used, relying on FDA-recognized standards to demonstrate substantial equivalence.

Device pattern: Standards-based predicate clearance. Standards-verified equivalence. The Abbreviated pathway signals strong alignment with FDA-recognized performance standards - typically associated with lower review burden and faster clearance cycles.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K092824

510(k) Number K092824 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 14, 2009
Decision Date October 21, 2009
Days to Decision 37 days
Submission Type Abbreviated
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
92d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 37d
Pathway characteristics
Standards-based clearance path.

MSH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code MSH Respirator, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.4040
Definition A Surgical N95 Respirator Or N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator Is Not Exempt If It Is Intended To Prevent Specific Diseases Or Infections, Or It Is Labeled Or Otherwise Represented As Filtering Surgical Smoke Or Plumes, Filtering Specific Amounts Of Viruses Or Bacteria, Reducing The Amount Of And/or Killing Viruses, Bacteria, Or Fungi, Or Affecting Allergenicity, Or It Contains coating Technologies Unrelated To Filtration (e.g., To Reduce And Or Kill Microorganisms).  surgical N95 Respirators And N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators Are Exempt From The Premarket Notification Procedures Subject To 21 Cfr 878.9 And The Conditions For Exemption Identified In 21 Cfr 878.4040(b)(1).
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.

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