Cleared Traditional

K223606 - LifeShield™ Infusion Safety Software Suite (FDA 510(k) Clearance)

Class II General Hospital device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K223606 · Icu Medical, Inc. · General Hospital
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Aug 2023
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Class 2
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K223606 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LifeShield™ Infusion Safety Software Suite. Classified as Infusion Safety Management Software (product code PHC), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Icu Medical, Inc. (Lake Forest, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 24, 2023 after a review of 265 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5725 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K223606 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 02, 2022
Decision Date August 24, 2023
Days to Decision 265 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
137d slower than avg
Panel avg: 128d · This submission: 265d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code PHC Infusion Safety Management Software
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5725
Definition Infusion Safety Management Software Is A Prescription Device Intended For Use With Infusion Pumps And May Include One Or More Of The Following Capabilities: Prepopulation Of Infusion Programming Parameters, Data Retrieval And Analysis For Tracking And Trending, Drug Infusion Error Reduction Algorithms, And Alarm Transmission.
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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