Cleared Traditional

K962045 - ANESTHESIA BREATHING CIRCUIT/ANESTHESIA...

K962045 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for ANESTHESIA BREATHING CIRCUIT/ANESTHESIA... by Mallinckrodt Medical. It is a Class 2 General Hospital device (product code CAH) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 182-day FDA review.

K962045 · Mallinckrodt Medical · General Hospital
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K962045 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the ANESTHESIA BREATHING CIRCUIT/ANESTHESIA BREATHING KIT. Classified as Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit (product code CAH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Mallinckrodt Medical (St Louis, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 26, 1996 after a review of 182 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5260 - 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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Submission Details

510(k) Number K962045 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received May 28, 1996
Decision Date November 26, 1996
Days to Decision 182 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
53d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 182d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5260
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 - CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-circuit

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