Cleared Traditional

K943833 - STERILE WATER FOR IRRATION

K943833 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for STERILE WATER FOR IRRATION by Orion Life Systems, Inc.. It is a Class 2 General Hospital device (product code JOL) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 88-day FDA review.

K943833 · Orion Life Systems, Inc. · General Hospital
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K943833 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the STERILE WATER FOR IRRATION. Classified as Catheter And Tip, Suction (product code JOL), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Orion Life Systems, Inc. (Palm Harbor, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 1, 1994 after a review of 88 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 880.6740 - 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: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K943833 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received August 05, 1994
Decision Date November 01, 1994
Days to Decision 88 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
41d faster than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 88d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code JOL Catheter And Tip, Suction
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 880.6740
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 - JOL Catheter And Tip, Suction

All 16
Devices cleared under the same product code (JOL) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K943833.
ARGYLE(R) HYDROPHILIC COATED THORACIC CATHETER
K950201 · Sherwood Medical Co. · Dec 1995
THORACENTESIS CATHETER
K951524 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Jul 1995
STERILE WATER
K943773 · Medline Industries, Inc. · Feb 1995
DISPOSABLE SUCTION PROBE
K942061 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · May 1994
PHARMASEAL THORACENTESIS TRAY W/UNIV DRAINAGE SET
K910693 · Baxter Healthcare Corp · Oct 1991
ARROW PNEUMOTHORAX KIT, AK-01500
K883905 · Arrow Intl., Inc. · Jan 1989