Cleared Traditional

K791819 - AIR INCENTIVE SPIROMETER

K791819 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for AIR INCENTIVE SPIROMETER by Airlife, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device (product code BWF) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 12-day FDA review.

K791819 · Airlife, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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K791819 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AIR INCENTIVE SPIROMETER. Classified as Spirometer, Therapeutic (incentive) (product code BWF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Airlife, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on September 26, 1979 after a review of 12 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K791819 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 14, 1979
Decision Date September 26, 1979
Days to Decision 12 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
128d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 12d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

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 17
Devices cleared under the same product code (BWF) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K791819.
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K800386 · Sherwood Medical Co. · Feb 1980
AIR INCENTIVE SPIROMETER, W/NEBULIZER
K792217 · Airlife, Inc. · Nov 1979
MOTIVATOR
K791842 · Puritan Bennett Corp. · Oct 1979
CALCULATOR, WITH CHARGER
K781838 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · Nov 1978
RESPIRATORY EXERCISOR, VOLUME PULSE
K781669 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Oct 1978