Cleared Traditional

K873810 - SAFETY SHIELD SUCTION CATHETER

K873810 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SAFETY SHIELD SUCTION CATHETER, manufactured by Ballard Medical Products. The device is a Class 1 Anesthesiology device with product code BSY cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 84-day FDA review.

K873810 · Ballard Medical Products · Anesthesiology device
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Dec 1987
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Class 1
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K873810 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SAFETY SHIELD SUCTION CATHETER. Classified as Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial (product code BSY), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Ballard Medical Products (Midvale, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on December 11, 1987 after a review of 84 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.6810 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K873810

510(k) Number K873810 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 18, 1987
Decision Date December 11, 1987
Days to Decision 84 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
56d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 84d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

BSY Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code BSY Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.6810
What this classification means

Class I devices are subject to general controls only and most are exempt from 510(k) premarket notification. They represent the lowest regulatory burden in the FDA device framework.

Regulatory Peers - BSY Catheters, Suction, Tracheobronchial

All 53
Devices cleared under the same product code (BSY) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K873810.
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RESPIRONICS SUCTIONEASY
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STERILE MUCUS SPECIMEN TRAP, MODELS 406 & 407
K875058 · Busse Hospital Disposables, Inc. · Feb 1988
TRACH CARE START KIT
K873732 · Ballard Medical Products · Oct 1987
TRACH CARE CATHETER
K872621 · Ballard Medical Products · Sep 1987
JINOTTI SUCTION/OXYGEN INSUFFLATION CATHETER
K872917 · American Pharmaseal Div. Ahsc · Aug 1987