Cleared Traditional

K190918 - SwabTip Male Disinfectant Cap

K190918 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SwabTip Male Disinfectant Cap, manufactured by Icu Medical. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code QBP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 332-day FDA review.

K190918 · Icu Medical · General Hospital
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K190918 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SwabTip Male Disinfectant Cap. Classified as Cap, Device Disinfectant (product code QBP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Icu Medical (Lake Forest, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 6, 2020 after a review of 332 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5440 - 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 - K190918

510(k) Number K190918 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 09, 2019
Decision Date March 06, 2020
Days to Decision 332 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
203d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 332d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

QBP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code QBP Cap, Device Disinfectant
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5440
Definition Disinfect Needleless Access Valves And May Act As A Physical Barrier To Contamination If Not Removed For A Set Period Of Time
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.