510(k)

K212696: Aspira Pleural Drainage System

FDA 510(k) · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · decided Mar 3, 2023

Key facts

510(k) number K212696
Device name Aspira Pleural Drainage System
Applicant Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
Product code DWM
Date received Aug 25, 2021
Decision date Mar 3, 2023
Decision Substantially equivalent (SESE)
Submission type Traditional
Review panel Anesthesiology
Medical specialty Cardiovascular

At a glance

  • 10–99 MAUDE adverse event reports
  • None Recall events
  • None UDI device identifiers (GUDID)
  • 1–9 Predicate devices cited
  • None Later submissions citing this device
  • 10–99 510(k)s with this product code
  • Yes 510(k) summary on file
  • No 510(k) statement on file
  • Not listed On the FDA AI-enabled device list

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Reading a 510(k)

Decision
SESE means the FDA found the device substantially equivalent to its predicate, so it may be marketed in the United States.
Predicates
Each clearance cites one or more legally marketed devices; the chain of predicates shows where a technology came from.
Product code
The three-letter code sets the device type, class and regulation, and groups competing clearances.
Summary or statement
Applicants file either a 510(k) summary of the safety and effectiveness information or a statement that it is available on request.

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A 510(k) is a premarket submission made to the FDA to demonstrate that a device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device.

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