Cleared Traditional

K872351 - FIBERLASE II ND:YAG LASER FOR PULMONARY USE

K872351 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for FIBERLASE II ND:YAG LASER FOR PULMONARY USE, manufactured by Laser Media. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code LLO cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 177-day FDA review.

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Dec 1987
Decision
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Class 2
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K872351 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the FIBERLASE II ND:YAG LASER FOR PULMONARY USE. Classified as Laser, Neodymium:yag, Pulmonary Surgery (product code LLO), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Laser Media (Hauppauge, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 11, 1987 after a review of 177 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4500 - 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Anesthesiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K872351

510(k) Number K872351 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received June 17, 1987
Decision Date December 11, 1987
Days to Decision 177 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
37d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 177d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LLO Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LLO Laser, Neodymium:yag, Pulmonary Surgery
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 874.4500
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 - LLO Laser, Neodymium:yag, Pulmonary Surgery

All 10
Devices cleared under the same product code (LLO) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K872351.
SLT CLMD CONTACT LASER
K884815 · Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. · Dec 1988
SURGILASE YAG 100 FOR GYNECOLOGY USE
K881499 · Surgilase, Inc. · Apr 1988
MODEL 4900 ND:YAG LASER FOR PULMONARY OBSTRUCTIONS
K880170 · Cooper Lasersonics, Inc. · Mar 1988
OPTILASE YAG MODEL 1000 SURG LASER SYS/PULMON APPL
K870505 · Trimedyne, Inc. · Aug 1987
6000 ND:YAG LASER FOR BENIGN/MALIGNANT OBSTRUCTION
K862698 · Cooper Lasersonics, Inc. · Aug 1986
LASER BRONCHOSCOPE SYSTEM
K861921 · Pilling Co. · Jun 1986