Cleared Traditional

K131196 - INFANT PHOTOTHERAPY BILITRON SKY 5006 (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class II General Hospital device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

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Feb 2014
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Class 2
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K131196 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the INFANT PHOTOTHERAPY BILITRON SKY 5006. Classified as Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy (product code LBI), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Fanem Lda (Aventura, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 20, 2014 after a review of 300 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5700 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K131196 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 26, 2013
Decision Date February 20, 2014
Days to Decision 300 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
171d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 300d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code LBI Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5700
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 - LBI Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy

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