Cleared Traditional

K970352 - SMARTVAC SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM

K970352 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for SMARTVAC SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM, manufactured by Isomedix Operations, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 General Hospital device with product code FYD cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 278-day FDA review.

K970352 · Isomedix Operations, Inc. · General Hospital
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Nov 1997
Decision
278d
Days
Class 2
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K970352 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SMARTVAC SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM. Classified as Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical (product code FYD), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Isomedix Operations, Inc. (North Attleboro, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on November 4, 1997 after a review of 278 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General Hospital FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 878.5070 - 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 - K970352

510(k) Number K970352 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received January 30, 1997
Decision Date November 04, 1997
Days to Decision 278 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General Hospital (HO)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
149d slower than avg
Panel avg: 129d · This submission: 278d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

FYD Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 878.5070
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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