BABYBIRD VENTILATOR, PORTABLE LIFECARE VENTILATOR, EXTERNAL PRESSURE LIMITER, VOLUME VENTILATOR WITH PRESSURE LIMIT

K972203 · Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. · CBK · Nov 6, 1997 · Anesthesiology

Device Facts

• Record ID: K972203
• Device Name: BABYBIRD VENTILATOR, PORTABLE LIFECARE VENTILATOR, EXTERNAL PRESSURE LIMITER, VOLUME VENTILATOR WITH PRESSURE LIMIT
• Applicant: Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.
• Product Code: CBK · Anesthesiology
• Decision Date: Nov 6, 1997
• Decision: ST
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5895
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic, Pediatric

Intended Use

The BEAR Adjustable Pressure Limit Valve is intended to be an accessory for the BEAR 33 Volume Ventilator which provides clinically accepted features for the ventilation management of pediatric patients requiring breath volume delivery of 100 ml to 2200 ml. In addition to the standard features, the intent of this device is to be utilized during high flow and high tidal volume delivery to those patients with an uncuffed artificial airway or in other patient configurations which ensure an intentional artificial airway leak. The pressure relief valve is intended to be used with patients that have respiratory failure/insufficiency and require mechanical ventilation.

Device Story

BEAR Adjustable Pressure Limit Valve functions as an accessory to the BEAR 33 Volume Ventilator. It manages pressure during mechanical ventilation, specifically for pediatric patients requiring tidal volumes between 100 ml and 2200 ml. The device is designed for use in clinical settings where patients have uncuffed artificial airways or other configurations resulting in intentional airway leaks. By providing an adjustable pressure relief mechanism, it allows for safe high-flow and high-tidal-volume delivery, preventing excessive pressure buildup in the patient's airway. It is operated by healthcare professionals managing respiratory support. The device helps maintain ventilation efficacy while accommodating intentional leaks, thereby supporting patients with respiratory failure or insufficiency.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided; bench testing only.

Technological Characteristics

Mechanical pressure relief valve accessory for the BEAR 33 Volume Ventilator. Designed for integration into ventilator circuits to manage pressure during high-flow/high-volume delivery. No electronic, software, or energy-source components described.

Indications for Use

Indicated for pediatric patients with respiratory failure or insufficiency requiring mechanical ventilation, specifically those requiring breath volumes of 100 ml to 2200 ml, including patients with uncuffed artificial airways or configurations with intentional airway leaks.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

A continuous ventilator (respirator) is a device intended to mechanically control or assist patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas. Adult, pediatric, and neonatal ventilators are included in this generic type of device.

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

NOV - 6 1997

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Mr. Damon R. Lawson Marketing Manager Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. Ventilation Products Division 2085 Rustin Avenue Riverside, California 92507-2437

Re : K972203 BEAR® Adjustable Pressure Limit Valve Requlatory Class: II (two) Product Code: 73 CBK Dated: September 17, 1997 Received: September 19, 1997

Dear Mr. Lawson:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments. You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act). The qeneral controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, and labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval) it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic QS inspections, FDA will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under section 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal Laws or Regulations.

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On August 16, 1993, the Final Rule for Device Tracking was published in the Federal Register, pages 43442-43455 (copy enclosed). Be advised that under Section 519(e) of the Act as amended by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, FDA has identified the above device as a device which requires tracking. Because the device is subject to tracking, you are required to adopt a method of tracking that follows the devices through the distribution chain and then identifies and follows the patients who receive them. The specific requirements of the regulation are found in 21 CFR 821 as described in the August 16, 1993 Federal Register beginning on page 43447.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act, may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll free number [phone] or [phone], or at its internet address "http://www.fda.qov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".

Sincerely yours,

Thomas J. Colohan

Thomas J. Callahan, Ph.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosures

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## K972203

## BEAR® Adjustable Pressure Relief Valve

Statement of Intended Use:

The BEAR Adjustable Pressure Limit Valve is intended to be an accessory for the BEAR 33 Volume Ventilator which provides clinically accepted features for the ventilation management of pediatric patients requiring breath volume delivery of 100 ml to 2200 ml.

In addition to the standard features, the intent of this device is to be utilized during high flow and high tidal volume delivery to those patients with an uncuffed artificial airway or in other patient configurations which ensure an intentional artificial airway leak.

The pressure relief valve is intended to be used with patients that have respiratory failure/insufficiency and require mechanical ventilation.

Jo H Westchester
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