Cleared Traditional

K893741 - RECEPTAL SAF-GARD(TM) SUCTION LINER

K893741 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RECEPTAL SAF-GARD(TM) SUCTION LINER, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code GCX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 92-day FDA review.

K893741 · Abbott Laboratories · General Hospital
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K893741 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RECEPTAL (R) SAF-GARD(TM) SUCTION LINER. Classified as Apparatus, Suction, Operating-room, Wall Vacuum Powered (product code GCX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 17, 1989 after a review of 92 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 - K893741

510(k) Number K893741 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 17, 1989
Decision Date August 17, 1989
Days to Decision 92 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
37d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 92d
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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