Cleared Traditional

K914528 - SAFEDWEL CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER

K914528 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SAFEDWEL CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER, manufactured by Becton Dickinson Vascular Access, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FOZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 370-day FDA review.

K914528 · Becton Dickinson Vascular Access, Inc. · General Hospital
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Oct 1992
Decision
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Class 2
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K914528 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SAFEDWEL(R) CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER. Classified as Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days (product code FOZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Becton Dickinson Vascular Access, Inc. (Sandy, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 13, 1992 after a review of 370 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5200 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K914528

510(k) Number K914528 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - De Novo Granted (SEKD)
Date Received October 09, 1991
Decision Date October 13, 1992
Days to Decision 370 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
241d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 370d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FOZ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-term Less Than 30 Days
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5200
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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