Cleared Traditional

K782174 - PRESSURE ALARM

K782174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PRESSURE ALARM, manufactured by Thompson Respiration Products, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code CAP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 34-day FDA review.

K782174 · Thompson Respiration Products, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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K782174 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PRESSURE ALARM. Classified as Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm) (product code CAP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Thompson Respiration Products, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 22, 1979 after a review of 34 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.2600 - 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.

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K782174

510(k) Number K782174 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 19, 1978
Decision Date January 22, 1979
Days to Decision 34 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
106d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 34d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CAP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CAP Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.2600
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 - CAP Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm)

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Devices cleared under the same product code (CAP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K782174.
3MP-7 SCANNER RESPIRATORY MONITOR
K802565 · Bird Products Corp. · Oct 1980
DRAGER PRESSURE MONITOR, SELF-DIAGNOSTIC
K802090 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Sep 1980
BUNN MODEL #40 LOW PRESSURE ALARM
K790370 · The John Bunn Co. · Mar 1979
PNEUMOGARD MODEL 1230
K781714 · Novametrix Medical Systems, Inc. · Nov 1978
PRESSURE, LOW/HIGH MODEL C1070
K781697 · Timeter Instrument Corp. · Oct 1978
MODEL 65 HIGH & LOW PRESSURE ALARM
K780863 · The John Bunn Co. · Aug 1978
K782174 · PRESSURE ALARM
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