Cleared Traditional

K934179 - DISPOSABLE BAG DECANTER

K934179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for DISPOSABLE BAG DECANTER, manufactured by Byron Medical. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code KPE cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 270-day FDA review.

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K934179 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the DISPOSABLE BAG DECANTER. Classified as Container, I.v. (product code KPE), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Byron Medical (Tucson, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 23, 1994 after a review of 270 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5025 - 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 - K934179

510(k) Number K934179 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 26, 1993
Decision Date May 23, 1994
Days to Decision 270 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
141d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 270d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

KPE Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code KPE Container, I.v.
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5025
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 - KPE Container, I.v.

All 42
Devices cleared under the same product code (KPE) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K934179.
INTRAVIA CONTAINER, EMPTY
K964853 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Mar 1997
ALL-IN-ONE TWO CHAMBER CONTAINER
K945193 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · May 1995
UNIMIX CONAINER-EMPTY CONTAINER W/3 LEAD TRANS.SET
K932477 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Jun 1994
EMPTY VIAFLEX PLASTIC CONTAINER
K922214 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Mar 1993
OPTUM(TM) AUTOMATED PATIENT ASSIST DEVICE
K883400 · Abbott Laboratories · Dec 1989
CHURCHILL PARENTERAL NUTRITION BAG - EVA
K870395 · Churchill Corp. · Oct 1987