Cleared Traditional

K820404 - PEEP VALVE

K820404 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for PEEP VALVE by Vital Signs, Inc.. It is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device (product code BYE) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 17-day FDA review.

K820404 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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K820404 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the PEEP VALVE. Classified as Attachment, Breathing, Positive End Expiratory Pressure (product code BYE), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Vital Signs, Inc. (East Rutherford, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 1, 1982 after a review of 17 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5965 - 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 K820404 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 12, 1982
Decision Date March 01, 1982
Days to Decision 17 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
123d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 17d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code BYE Attachment, Breathing, Positive End Expiratory Pressure
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5965
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 - BYE Attachment, Breathing, Positive End Expiratory Pressure

All 35
Devices cleared under the same product code (BYE) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K820404.
DRAGER PEEP SYSTEM D
K834085 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Dec 1983
DOWNS ADJUSTABLE FLOW GENERATOR
K831503 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Sep 1983
PEEP SYSTEM D
K831301 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Jun 1983
DRAGER PEEP CONTROL SYSTEM
K802707 · Draeger Medical, Inc. · Nov 1980
VITAL SIGNS PEEP VALVE
K802070 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Sep 1980
BOEHRINGER LABS AMBULATORY PEEP VALVE
K800755 · Boehringer Laboratories · May 1980