Cleared Traditional

K896731 - OXYGEN CATHETERS

K896731 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for OXYGEN CATHETERS, manufactured by Unoplast A/S. The device is a Class 1 Anesthesiology device with product code BZB cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 120-day FDA review.

K896731 · Unoplast A/S · Anesthesiology device
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K896731 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the OXYGEN CATHETERS. Classified as Catheter, Nasal, Oxygen (product code BZB), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Unoplast A/S (Denmark, DK). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 30, 1990 after a review of 120 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5350 - 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 - K896731

510(k) Number K896731 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 30, 1989
Decision Date March 30, 1990
Days to Decision 120 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
20d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 120d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

BZB Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code BZB Catheter, Nasal, Oxygen
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5350
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 - BZB Catheter, Nasal, Oxygen

Devices cleared under the same product code (BZB) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K896731.
PHARMA-PLAST OXYGEN CATHETER
K843466 · Zimmar Consulting , Ltd. · Nov 1984
DEMAND OXYGEN CONTROLLER
K833351 · Healthdyne, Inc. · Mar 1984
OXYGEN CATHETERS
K830984 · Medovations, Inc. · May 1983
NASAL OXYGEN CATHETER
K820370 · American Pharmaseal Div. Ahsc · Apr 1982
CONPHAR OXYGEN CATHETER-STERILE
K791273 · Conphar, Inc. · Jul 1979
CATHETER, OXYGEN
K790057 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Feb 1979