Cleared Traditional

K791761 - CIRCUIT

K791761 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for CIRCUIT by Airlife, Inc.. It is a Class 1 Anesthesiology device (product code BZO) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 51-day FDA review.

K791761 · Airlife, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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Oct 1979
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Class 1
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K791761 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the CIRCUIT, BREATHING W/WO NEBULIZER. Classified as Set, Tubing And Support, Ventilator (w Harness) (product code BZO), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Airlife, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 26, 1979 after a review of 51 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K791761 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 05, 1979
Decision Date October 26, 1979
Days to Decision 51 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
89d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 51d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

Device Classification

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 12
Devices cleared under the same product code (BZO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K791761.
PEDIATRIC VENTILATOR CIRCUIT 2C7131
K813155 · Travenol Laboratories, S.A. · Dec 1981
TWO-PIECE I.P.P.B. MANIFOLD-WITH RIGHT
K792030 · Airlife, Inc. · Oct 1979
CIRCUIT, BREATHING (W/ CONNECTOR, ADAPT,
K792047 · Airlife, Inc. · Oct 1979
Y & ELBOW W/WO PORTS
K791856 · Airlife, Inc. · Sep 1979
PIGGYBACK BREATHING CIRCUIT
K791034 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Jun 1979
RAIN-X
K791060 · Sherwood Medical Co. · Jun 1979