Cleared Traditional

K802914 - 6-435 FILTER PAD, 5/PKG.

K802914 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for 6-435 FILTER PAD, manufactured by Lifecare Services, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code CAH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 31-day FDA review.

K802914 · Lifecare Services, Inc. · General Hospital
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Dec 1980
Decision
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Class 2
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K802914 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the 6-435 FILTER PAD, 5/PKG.. Classified as Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit (product code CAH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Lifecare Services, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 19, 1980 after a review of 31 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5260 - the FDA general hospital 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 - K802914

510(k) Number K802914 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 18, 1980
Decision Date December 19, 1980
Days to Decision 31 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
98d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 31d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CAH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5260
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 General Hospital devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit

All 114
Devices cleared under the same product code (CAH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K802914.
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RESPIRGARD
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DRYDEN BACTERIA FILTER
K792097 · Dryden Corp. · Nov 1979
VENTILATOR TUBE WITH FILTER
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