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Breathable Impervious Gowns

K012984510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 24, 200118-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · FYA Gown, Surgical

Cleared on Sep 24, 2001 after an 18-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Sep 24, 2001
Review
18 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FYA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2015: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK012984 Breathable Impervious GownsAllegiance Healthcare Corp. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK150151 SmartGownTM surgical gownCardinal Health 200, Inc. · 2015 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K150151SmartGownTM surgical gownCardinal Health 200, Inc. · 2015 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K012984Breathable Impervious GownsAllegiance Healthcare Corp.2001—
+1K150151SmartGownTM surgical gownCardinal Health 200, Inc.20151

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012984, 2001–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new FYA device

  1. #1 K211422 Level 2 Standard Surgical Gown, Level 3…score 20.8 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Convertors® Breathable Surgical Gowns
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K150151SmartGownTM surgical gownCardinal Health 200, Inc.20150

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K150151 (Cardinal Health 200, Inc., 2015) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FYA devices

FYA Gown, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FYA

4in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 62010: 42011: 82012: 42013: 22014: 52015: 32016: 32017: 42018: 22019: 52020: 72021: 172022: 242023: 122024: 52025: 42026 (partial year): 9
2007high 24 (2022) · low 2 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FYA

210in 2025

2007: 110 days median2008: 207 days median2009: 98 days median2010: 128 days median2011: 141 days median2012: 202 days median2014: 120 days median2015: 275 days median2016: 155 days median2017: 111 days median2019: 105 days median2020: 114 days median2021: 163 days median2022: 177 days median2023: 190 days median2024: 163 days median2025: 210 days median2026 (partial year): 198 days median
2007high 275 (2015) · low 98 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FYA

1in 2025

2007: 22010: 22012: 12014: 9, 9 Class I2018: 12020: 402021: 112022: 22023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 40 (2020) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (9 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FYA

14in 2025

2007: 82008: 32009: 182010: 92011: 162012: 432013: 712014: 422015: 592016: 432017: 662018: 982019: 382020: 312021: 152022: 42023: 122024: 272025: 14
2007high 98 (2018) · low 3 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FYA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007611028
2008420703
2009698018
2010412829
20118141016
20124202143
20132—071
201451209 (9)42
20153275059
20163155043
20174111066
20182—198
20195105038
202071144031
2021171631115
20222417724
202312190112
20245163027
20254210114
202691982—

What is it indicated for?

The Convertors® Breathable Surgical Gowns are devices intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from the transfer of microorganisms, body fluids and particulate material.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K012984: Breathable Impervious Gowns.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012984

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026