Cleared Traditional

K990897 - NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT 700 SERIES VENTILATOR SYSTEM, AND EASYNEB NEBULIZER

K990897 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT 700 SERIES VENT..., manufactured by Puritan-Bennett Ireland, Ltd.. The device is a Class 2 Anesthesiology device with product code CAF cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 363-day FDA review.

K990897 · Puritan-Bennett Ireland, Ltd. · Anesthesiology device
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Mar 2000
Decision
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Class 2
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K990897 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT 700 SERIES VENTILATOR SYSTEM, AND EASYNEB NEBULIZER. Classified as Nebulizer (direct Patient Interface) (product code CAF), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Puritan-Bennett Ireland, Ltd. (Galway, IE). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 15, 2000 after a review of 363 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Anesthesiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 868.5630 - 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. Elevated predicate reliance profile. 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 - K990897

510(k) Number K990897 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received March 18, 1999
Decision Date March 15, 2000
Days to Decision 363 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
223d slower than avg
Panel avg: 140d · This submission: 363d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

CAF Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code CAF Nebulizer (direct Patient Interface)
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 868.5630
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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