Cleared Traditional

K140270 - NEXUS MIDLINE CT CATHETER

K140270 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NEXUS MIDLINE CT CATHETER, manufactured by Health Line International Corporation. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FOZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 198-day FDA review.

K140270 · Health Line International Corporation · General Hospital
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K140270 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NEXUS MIDLINE CT CATHETER. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days (product code FOZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Health Line International Corporation (St. George, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 20, 2014 after a review of 198 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 - K140270

510(k) Number K140270 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 03, 2014
Decision Date August 20, 2014
Days to Decision 198 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
69d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 198d
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.

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