Cleared Traditional

K831722 - AC-22 AUTOCLAVE TAPE

K831722 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for AC-22 AUTOCLAVE TAPE, manufactured by Armak Tape Division. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code JOJ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 36-day FDA review.

K831722 · Armak Tape Division · General Hospital
Download Printable Device Report (PDF)
Optimized for regulatory review, auditing and printing
Jul 1983
Decision
36d
Days
Class 2
Risk

K831722 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AC-22 AUTOCLAVE TAPE. Classified as Indicator, Physical/chemical Sterilization Process (product code JOJ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Armak Tape Division (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 6, 1983 after a review of 36 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.2800 - 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.

View all Armak Tape Division devices

FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K831722

510(k) Number K831722 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 31, 1983
Decision Date July 06, 1983
Days to Decision 36 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
93d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 36d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JOJ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JOJ Indicator, Physical/chemical Sterilization Process
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.2800
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 - JOJ Indicator, Physical/chemical Sterilization Process

All 239
Devices cleared under the same product code (JOJ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K831722.
STERILIZATION PROCESS INDICATOR
K841168 · Parke-Davis Co. · May 1984
OK FLASH STERILIZATION INDICATOR
K834353 · Propper Mfg. Co., Inc. · Mar 1984
CASTLE TEC-TEST S.M.A.R.T. PACK
K833074 · Castle Co. · Nov 1983
CHEMDI STEAM & GAS STERILIZATION INDICA
K823074 · American Sterilizer Co. · Nov 1982
GAS CHEX PLASTIC BAG
K821648 · Propper Mfg. Co., Inc. · Jun 1982
PROTECT-O-SEAL
K813014 · Tri-Med, Inc. · Nov 1981