Cleared Traditional

K954486 - MERCURY AIRWAY PRESSURE MANOMETER

K954486 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for MERCURY AIRWAY PRESSURE MANOMETER, manufactured by Mercury Medical. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code CAP cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 211-day FDA review.

K954486 · Mercury Medical · Anesthesiology device
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Apr 1996
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K954486 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the MERCURY AIRWAY PRESSURE MANOMETER. Classified as Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm) (product code CAP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Mercury Medical (Clearwater, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on April 25, 1996 after a review of 211 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.2600 - the FDA anesthesiology and respiratory 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 Anesthesiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K954486

510(k) Number K954486 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 27, 1995
Decision Date April 25, 1996
Days to Decision 211 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
71d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 211d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CAP Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CAP Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.2600
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 Anesthesiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - CAP Monitor, Airway Pressure (includes Gauge And/or Alarm)

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Devices cleared under the same product code (CAP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K954486.
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1ST RESPONSE DISPOSABLE MANOMETER
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RESPIRONICS' DIGITAL MANOMETER
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RESPIRONICS BIPAP PRESSURE ALARM (BIPAP P.A.)
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INFANT C.P.A.P. MONITOR
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