Cleared Traditional

K915161 - AUGUSTINE FIBEROPTIC LARYNGOSCOPE

K915161 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for AUGUSTINE FIBEROPTIC LARYNGOSCOPE, manufactured by Augustine Medical, Inc.. The device is a Class 1 Anesthesiology device with product code CCW cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 197-day FDA review.

K915161 · Augustine Medical, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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May 1992
Decision
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Class 1
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K915161 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the AUGUSTINE FIBEROPTIC LARYNGOSCOPE. Classified as Laryngoscope, Rigid (product code CCW), Class I - General Controls.

Submitted by Augustine Medical, Inc. (Eden Prairie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 29, 1992 after a review of 197 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5540 - 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 - K915161

510(k) Number K915161 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 14, 1991
Decision Date May 29, 1992
Days to Decision 197 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
57d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 197d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence.

CCW Device Classification - Class 1, General Controls

Product Code CCW Laryngoscope, Rigid
Device Class Class 1 - General Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5540
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 - CCW Laryngoscope, Rigid

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