Cleared Traditional

K931872 - THE EAGLE 3017 100% ETHYLENE OXIDE STER...

K931872 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for THE EAGLE 3017 100% ETHYLENE OXIDE STER..., manufactured by American Sterilizer Co.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FLF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 299-day FDA review.

K931872 · American Sterilizer Co. · General Hospital
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Feb 1994
Decision
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Class 2
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K931872 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the THE EAGLE 3017 100% ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZER. Classified as Sterilizer, Ethylene-oxide Gas (product code FLF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by American Sterilizer Co. (Erie, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 7, 1994 after a review of 299 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6860 - 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 - K931872

510(k) Number K931872 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received April 14, 1993
Decision Date February 07, 1994
Days to Decision 299 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
170d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 299d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FLF Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FLF Sterilizer, Ethylene-oxide Gas
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6860
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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