Cleared Traditional

K831802 - LIFE VAC #2191 & 2192

K831802 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for LIFE VAC #2191 & 2192, manufactured by Exco, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code LJS cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 222-day FDA review.

K831802 · Exco, Inc. · General Hospital
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Decision
222d
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Class 2
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K831802 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the LIFE VAC #2191 & 2192. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long-term Greater Than 30 Days (product code LJS), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Exco, Inc. (Mchenry, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on January 11, 1984 after a review of 222 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5970 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the General Hospital review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K831802

510(k) Number K831802 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 03, 1983
Decision Date January 11, 1984
Days to Decision 222 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
93d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 222d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LJS Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LJS Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long-term Greater Than 30 Days
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5970
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 - LJS Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long-term Greater Than 30 Days

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