Cleared Traditional

K914118 - I.C. MEDICAL AUTO INTRA-ABDOMINAL PLUME ELIMINATOR

K914118 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for I.C. MEDICAL AUTO INTRA-ABDOMINAL PLUME..., manufactured by I.C Medical, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FYD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 152-day FDA review.

K914118 · I.C Medical, Inc. · General Hospital
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Decision
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Class 2
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K914118 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the I.C. MEDICAL AUTO INTRA-ABDOMINAL PLUME ELIMINATOR. Classified as Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical (product code FYD), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by I.C Medical, Inc. (Phoenix, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 12, 1992 after a review of 152 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5070 - 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 - K914118

510(k) Number K914118 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 13, 1991
Decision Date February 12, 1992
Days to Decision 152 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
23d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 152d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FYD Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5070
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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