Cleared Traditional

K173918 - VersaPAP Positive Airway Pressure (PAP)...

K173918 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for VersaPAP Positive Airway Pressure (PAP)..., manufactured by Trudell Medical International. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code BWF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 238-day FDA review.

K173918 · Trudell Medical International · Anesthesiology device
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K173918 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the VersaPAP Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) Device. Classified as Spirometer, Therapeutic (incentive) (product code BWF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Trudell Medical International (London, CA). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 17, 2018 after a review of 238 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5690 - the FDA anesthesiology and respiratory 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 Anesthesiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K173918

510(k) Number K173918 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 22, 2017
Decision Date August 17, 2018
Days to Decision 238 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
98d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 238d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

BWF Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code BWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (incentive)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5690
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 Anesthesiology devices follow this clearance model.

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