# K051666: Gav - General Anaesthetic Vaporizer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: General Anaesthetic Services Limited
- Decided: Aug 23, 2005 after 62 days
- Product code: CAD (Vaporizer, Anesthesia, Non-Heated)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5880
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K892057 (1989). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K892057: Ohmeda Tec 5 Continuous Flow Vaporizer, Ohmeda Medical (1989) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The GAV General Anesthetic Vaporizer is a concentration-calibrated device intended to deliver specific anesthetic agents into the fresh gas supply of an anesthesia workstation or anesthesia gas machine. The volatile agents intended to be used with this device are: Isoflurane, Sevoflurane and Halothane. US Federal law restricts this device for sale by or on the order of a licensed physician

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051666
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology