Cleared Traditional

K133446 - HEPARIN LOCK / FLUSH SYRINGES

K133446 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for HEPARIN LOCK / FLUSH SYRINGES, manufactured by Excelsior Medical Corporation. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code NZW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 367-day FDA review.

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Decision
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Class 2
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K133446 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the HEPARIN LOCK / FLUSH SYRINGES. Classified as Heparin, Vascular Access Flush (product code NZW), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Excelsior Medical Corporation (Neptune, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 14, 2014 after a review of 367 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5200 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K133446

510(k) Number K133446 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 12, 2013
Decision Date November 14, 2014
Days to Decision 367 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
238d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 367d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

NZW Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code NZW Heparin, Vascular Access Flush
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5200
Definition Enhance The Performance Of Intravascular Catheters, To Maintain Patency Of The Vascular Catheter When It Is Not In Use.
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 - NZW Heparin, Vascular Access Flush

Devices cleared under the same product code (NZW) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K133446.
BD PosiFlush Heparin Lock Flush Syringe
K163591 · Becton, Dickinson and Company · Feb 2017
HEPARIN LOCK FLUSH SOLUTION USP, MODELS 504401, 504411, 504505, 505701, 504901, 1710
K092938 · App Pharmaceuticals, LLC · Jun 2010
MEDEFIL'S HEPARIN I.V. FLUSH SYRINGE 1 UNIT/ML
K092491 · Medefil, Inc. · Feb 2010
HEPARIN LOCK FLUSH SOLUTION, USP BD POSIFLUSH HEPARIN LOCK FLUSH SYRINGE
K090680 · Becton, Dickinson & CO · Jun 2009
SYREX HEPARIN LOCK FLUSH SYRINGE, 1 UNIT/ML & 2 UNITS/ML
K061497 · Excelsior Medical Corp. · Feb 2007
SYREX PRE-FILLED SYRINGE
K023740 · Excelsior Medical Corp. · May 2003