Cleared Traditional

K930040 - BUFFALO FILTER REPLACEMENT #BLFS-101/103

K930040 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for BUFFALO FILTER REPLACEMENT #BLFS-101/103 by Buffalo Filter Co., Inc.. It is a Class 2 General Hospital device (product code FYD) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 301-day FDA review.

K930040 · Buffalo Filter Co., Inc. · General Hospital
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Nov 1993
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K930040 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the BUFFALO FILTER REPLACEMENT #BLFS-101/103. Classified as Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical (product code FYD), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Buffalo Filter Co., Inc. (E. Amherst, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 2, 1993 after a review of 301 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

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. 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K930040 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 05, 1993
Decision Date November 02, 1993
Days to Decision 301 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
172d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 301d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

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.