Cleared Traditional

K924170 - ISOLETTE INCUBATOR HUMIDITY METER

K924170 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for ISOLETTE INCUBATOR HUMIDITY METER, manufactured by Air-Shields, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FMZ cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 170-day FDA review.

K924170 · Air-Shields, Inc. · General Hospital
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Feb 1993
Decision
170d
Days
Class 2
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K924170 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ISOLETTE INCUBATOR HUMIDITY METER. Classified as Incubator, Neonatal (product code FMZ), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Air-Shields, Inc. (Hatboro, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 5, 1993 after a review of 170 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5400 - 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 - K924170

510(k) Number K924170 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 19, 1992
Decision Date February 05, 1993
Days to Decision 170 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
41d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 170d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FMZ Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FMZ Incubator, Neonatal
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5400
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 - FMZ Incubator, Neonatal

All 41
Devices cleared under the same product code (FMZ) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K924170.
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TYPE INTERFACE 9271/1 INCUBATOR/WARMER
K912000 · S & W Medico Teknik · Sep 1992
MODELS C500/C550 ISOLETE(R) INFANT INCUBATOR
K914864 · Air-Shields, Inc. · Mar 1992
OHIO CARE PLUS INCUBATOR
K914487 · Ohmeda Medical · Dec 1991