# K983364: Buffalo Filter Virosafe 18 Filter-Catalog #VSO1801

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Buffalo Filter Co., Inc.
- Decided: Aug 11, 1999 after 321 days
- Product code: FYD (Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5070
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Indications for use
The Indications for Use of the ViroSafe® 18 Filter is for the removal and filtration of the smoke and incidental fluid produced during electrosurgery, laser surgery, or other smoke plume producing devices. This device is not intended for contact with the patient. It is intended to be used during either open or endoscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K983364
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology