Cleared Traditional

K163223 - ORCA (tm) - Operational Rescue Containm...

K163223 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ORCA (tm) - Operational Rescue Containm..., manufactured by Isovac Products, LLC. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code LGM cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 351-day FDA review.

K163223 · Isovac Products, LLC · General Hospital
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K163223 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ORCA (tm) - Operational Rescue Containment Apparatus. Classified as Chamber, Patient Isolation (product code LGM), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Isovac Products, LLC (Romeoville, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 2, 2017 after a review of 351 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5450 - 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.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K163223

510(k) Number K163223 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 16, 2016
Decision Date November 02, 2017
Days to Decision 351 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
222d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 351d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LGM Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LGM Chamber, Patient Isolation
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5450
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 - LGM Chamber, Patient Isolation

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