Cleared Traditional

K781831 - SPIROMETER, INCENTIVE CATALOG # 1750

K781831 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SPIROMETER, manufactured by Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code BWF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 46-day FDA review.

K781831 · Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co. · Anesthesiology device
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Dec 1978
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Class 2
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K781831 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SPIROMETER, INCENTIVE CATALOG # 1750. Classified as Spirometer, Therapeutic (incentive) (product code BWF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 15, 1978 after a review of 46 days - a notably fast clearance 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K781831

510(k) Number K781831 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 30, 1978
Decision Date December 15, 1978
Days to Decision 46 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
94d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 46d
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.

Regulatory Peers - BWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (incentive)

All 45
Devices cleared under the same product code (BWF) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K781831.
MOTIVATOR
K791842 · Puritan Bennett Corp. · Oct 1979
AIR INCENTIVE SPIROMETER
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VOLUREX TM
K791015 · Dhd Medical Products Div. Diemolding Corp. · Jun 1979
SPIROCARE 108-B
K782016 · Marion Laboratories, Inc. · Dec 1978
INCENT-O-NEB
K781731 · B & F Medical Products, Inc. · Dec 1978
CALCULATOR, WITH CHARGER
K781838 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Nov 1978