Cleared Traditional

K922492 - SPECIALTY PACKAGING PROD BACTERIAL/VIRAL FILTER

K922492 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SPECIALTY PACKAGING PROD BACTERIAL/VIRA..., manufactured by Specialty Packaging Producs, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code CAH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 89-day FDA review.

K922492 · Specialty Packaging Producs, Inc. · General Hospital
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Aug 1992
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K922492 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SPECIALTY PACKAGING PROD BACTERIAL/VIRAL FILTER. Classified as Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit (product code CAH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Specialty Packaging Producs, Inc. (El Paso, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on August 24, 1992 after a review of 89 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5260 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K922492

510(k) Number K922492 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 27, 1992
Decision Date August 24, 1992
Days to Decision 89 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
40d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 89d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CAH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5260
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.

Regulatory Peers - CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit

All 149
Devices cleared under the same product code (CAH) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K922492.
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MERIDIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS BREATHING FILTER
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VENTILATOR CIRCUITS
K920885 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Oct 1992
BACTERIA FILTER
K912577 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Apr 1992
BREATHING FILTERS
K911427 · Intersurgical, Inc. · Aug 1991
BACTERIA FILTER
K904830 · Vital Signs, Inc. · Apr 1991