Cleared Traditional

K973829 - IRRIGATION BOTTLE

K973829 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for IRRIGATION BOTTLE, manufactured by Automatic Liquid Packaging, Inc.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code JOH cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 139-day FDA review.

K973829 · Automatic Liquid Packaging, Inc. · Anesthesiology device
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K973829 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the IRRIGATION BOTTLE. Classified as Tube Tracheostomy And Tube Cuff (product code JOH), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Automatic Liquid Packaging, Inc. (Woodstock, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 23, 1998 after a review of 139 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5800 - 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 - K973829

510(k) Number K973829 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received October 07, 1997
Decision Date February 23, 1998
Days to Decision 139 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Anesthesiology (AN)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
1d faster than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 139d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JOH Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JOH Tube Tracheostomy And Tube Cuff
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5800
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.

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