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ON Site Gas Systems Portable Oxygen Generator System

K014078510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 8, 200228-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5440

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

On Site Gas Systems, Inc. · CAW Generator, Oxygen, Portable

Cleared on Jan 8, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K011844 (Merits Health Products., Inc., 2001) and 1 other predicate after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994. 13 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 8, 2002
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CAW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K933081 (1994). 6 ancestors in all, the oldest K904087 (1990). 13 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 2 other ancestors1990: 1 other ancestor2002: 3 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant clearedK933081 · Oxlife Oxygen Concentrator · Oxlife, Inc. · 1994K955549 · Oxlife Oxygen Concentrators · Oxlife, Inc. · 1996K011844 · Merits Health Products Oxygen Concentrators · Merits Health Products., Inc. · 20011990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 3 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 6 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant5 generations forward: 2 descendants K011844 · Merits Health Products Oxygen Concentrators · Merits Health Products., Inc. · 2001K955549 · Oxlife Oxygen Concentrators · Oxlife, Inc. · 1996K933081 · Oxlife Oxygen Concentrator · Oxlife, Inc. · 19940+5
  1. Root · 3 generations backK933081 Oxlife Oxygen ConcentratorOxlife, Inc. · 1994
  2. 2 generations backK955549 Oxlife Oxygen ConcentratorsOxlife, Inc. · 1996
  3. 1 generation backK011844 Merits Health Products Oxygen ConcentratorsMerits Health Products., Inc. · 2001
  4. This deviceK014078 ON Site Gas Systems Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2002
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK020362 P.O.G.S. 3.3 Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2002
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK020330 Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (Docs)Pacific Consolidated Industries Llp · 2002
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK030920 POGS 33On Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2004
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK041664 Portable Oxygen Generation System: Pogs 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2004
  9. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK063454 Pogs, Model 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2007

Showing 5 of 13 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002: 32004: 32007: 32008: 12010: 12011: 2
2002high 3 (2002) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 13 · See all
  • K020362P.O.G.S. 3.3 Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K020330Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (Docs)Pacific Consolidated Industries Llp · 2002 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K030920POGS 33On Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K041664Portable Oxygen Generation System: Pogs 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2004 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K063454Pogs, Model 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2007 · 4 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K933081Oxlife Oxygen ConcentratorOxlife, Inc.1994—
−2K955549Oxlife Oxygen ConcentratorsOxlife, Inc.1996—
−1K011844Merits Health Products Oxygen ConcentratorsMerits Health Products., Inc.2001—
0 (this device)K014078ON Site Gas Systems Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc.2002—
+1K020362P.O.G.S. 3.3 Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc.2002—
+1K020330Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (Docs)Pacific Consolidated Industries Llp2002—
+2K030920POGS 33On Site Gas Systems, Inc.2004—
+3K041664Portable Oxygen Generation System: Pogs 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc.2004—
+4K063454Pogs, Model 33COn Site Gas Systems, Inc.2007—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199720

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200230
200430
200730
200810
201010
201120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K014078, 1994–2011Source: 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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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K011844Merits Health Products Oxygen Concentrators
Summary page 2
…1 P.0.GS. Classification Name Portable Oxygen Generator 10-1 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 Legally Marketed Device Claiming Substantial Equivalency To: K 011844 Merits Health Products Oxygen Concentrators K955549 Oxlife Oxygen Concentrators Description of the Device The On Site Gas Syst…
Merits Health Products., Inc.2001—
*K955549Oxlife Oxygen Concentrators
Summary page 2
…ator 10-1 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 Legally Marketed Device Claiming Substantial Equivalency To: K 011844 Merits Health Products Oxygen Concentrators K955549 Oxlife Oxygen Concentrators Description of the Device The On Site Gas Systems portable oxygen generator is a prescription devic…
Oxlife, Inc.1996—

Also cleared against K011844: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (13)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K020362P.O.G.S. 3.3 Portable Oxygen Generator SystemOn Site Gas Systems, Inc.20026
K020330Deployable Oxygen Concentration System (Docs)Pacific Consolidated Industries Llp20025
K021082ON Site Gas Systems Portable Oxygen Generation System-1.0 and 5.0On Site Gas Systems, Inc.20020

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?

  • The line of descent spans 8 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K020362 (On Site Gas Systems, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K011844.

How does its category compare?

All CAW devices

CAW Generator, Oxygen, Portable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CAW

12in 2025

2007: 62008: 112009: 82010: 52011: 62012: 52013: 22014: 62015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 22020: 52021: 22022: 42023: 82024: 22025: 122026 (partial year): 6
2007high 12 (2025) · low 1 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAW

178in 2025

2007: 143 days median2008: 90 days median2009: 193 days median2010: 133 days median2011: 174 days median2012: 148 days median2014: 277 days median2018: 203 days median2020: 224 days median2022: 458 days median2023: 261 days median2025: 178 days median2026 (partial year): 260 days median
2007high 458 (2022) · low 90 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAW

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 22011: 12013: 22014: 22016: 12017: 12019: 22020: 12022: 22024: 5, 1 Class I2025: 1
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2010)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAW

611in 2025

2007: 232008: 252009: 432010: 482011: 1672012: 3952013: 2,3092014: 24,5382015: 18,9732016: 3,1672017: 1072018: 1162019: 1202020: 1252021: 1942022: 3052023: 3572024: 4502025: 611
2007high 24,538 (2014) · low 23 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAW, 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
20076143123
20081190325
20098193243
20105133048
201161741167
201251480395
20132—22,309
20146277224,538
20151—018,973
20161—13,167
20171—1107
201832030116
20192—2120
202052241125
20212—0194
202244582305
202382610357
20242—5 (1)450
2025121781611
202662600—

What is it indicated for?

The POGS is intended to provide supplemental oxygen. Device is to be operated by trained medical personnel only for military use only.

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. “K014078: ON Site Gas Systems Portable Oxygen Generator System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K014078

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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