Cleared Traditional

K873489 - EMERSON DISPOS THORACIC DRAINAGE SET - ...

K873489 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for EMERSON DISPOS THORACIC DRAINAGE SET - ..., manufactured by J. H. Emerson Co.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code GCX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 120-day FDA review.

K873489 · J. H. Emerson Co. · General Hospital
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K873489 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the EMERSON DISPOS THORACIC DRAINAGE SET - 551-8000. Classified as Apparatus, Suction, Operating-room, Wall Vacuum Powered (product code GCX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by J. H. Emerson Co. (Cambridge, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 29, 1987 after a review of 120 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6740 - 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 - K873489

510(k) Number K873489 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 31, 1987
Decision Date December 29, 1987
Days to Decision 120 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
9d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 120d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

GCX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code GCX Apparatus, Suction, Operating-room, Wall Vacuum Powered
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6740
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.

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