Cleared Traditional

K791034 - PIGGYBACK BREATHING CIRCUIT

K791034 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for PIGGYBACK BREATHING CIRCUIT, manufactured by Vital Signs, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Anesthesiology device with product code BZO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 10-day FDA review.

K791034 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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Class 1
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K791034 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PIGGYBACK BREATHING CIRCUIT. Classified as Set, Tubing And Support, Ventilator (w Harness) (product code BZO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Vital Signs, Inc. (East Rutherford, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 15, 1979 after a review of 10 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5975 - 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 - K791034

510(k) Number K791034 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 05, 1979
Decision Date June 15, 1979
Days to Decision 10 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
130d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 10d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

BZO Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code BZO Set, Tubing And Support, Ventilator (w Harness)
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5975
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - BZO Set, Tubing And Support, Ventilator (w Harness)

All 29
Devices cleared under the same product code (BZO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K791034.
CIRCUIT, BREATHING W/WO NEBULIZER
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K791856 · Airlife, Inc. · Sep 1979
MANIFOLD/NEBULIZER BREATHING PRODUCTS
K791469 · Hospitak, Inc. · Aug 1979
RAIN-X
K791060 · Sherwood Medical Co. · Jun 1979
MECK/MILLER VENTILATION TUBE HARNESS
K760993 · Timeter Instrument Corp. · Dec 1976