Cleared Traditional

K940556 - SANDOZ NUTRITION COMPAT ENTERAL FEEDING...

K940556 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SANDOZ NUTRITION COMPAT ENTERAL FEEDING..., manufactured by Sandoz Nutrition. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code LZH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 273-day FDA review.

K940556 · Sandoz Nutrition · General Hospital
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K940556 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SANDOZ NUTRITION COMPAT(R) ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP. Classified as Pump, Infusion, Enteral (product code LZH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Sandoz Nutrition (Minneapolis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 7, 1994 after a review of 273 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.5725 - 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 - K940556

510(k) Number K940556 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 07, 1994
Decision Date November 07, 1994
Days to Decision 273 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
144d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 273d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

LZH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code LZH Pump, Infusion, Enteral
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.5725
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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