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Hemosorb

K021581510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 12, 200259-day reviewClass U

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. · QSY Hemostatic Wound Dressing Without Thrombin Or Other Biologics

Cleared on Jul 12, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K965034 (Hemostace, LLC, 1998) after a 59-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998. 40 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 12, 2002
Review
59 days
Class
Class U
Product code
QSY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K965034 (1998). 40 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 2 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2009: 4 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2018: 4 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants clearedK965034 · Sorbastace · Hemostace, LLC · 19981995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 8 descendants4 generations forward: 13 descendants5 generations forward: 7 descendants6 generations forward: 5 descendants7 generations forward: 3 descendants K965034 · Sorbastace · Hemostace, LLC · 19980+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK965034 SorbastaceHemostace, LLC · 1998
  2. This deviceK021581 HemosorbOn Site Gas Systems, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 38 of its ownK070010 Quikclot Sport and Quikclot Sport SilverZ-Medica Corporation · 2007
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 36 of its ownK072474 Quikclot EXZ-Medica Corporation · 2007 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 20 of its ownK090026 Chitogauze, Models 130, 131, 263, 264, 265, 266Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2009
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 10 of its ownK092357 Chitogauze,2 in X 2 in,8 Ply, 4 in X 4 in 8 Ply, 4 in X 8 in, 8PLY…Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2009
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK102546 ChitogauzeHem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

2004: 12007: 22008: 22009: 42010: 32011: 22013: 22014: 12015: 32016: 32018: 42019: 12020: 12022: 22023: 52024: 22026: 2
2004high 5 (2023) · low 0 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K070010Quikclot Sport and Quikclot Sport SilverZ-Medica Corporation · 2007 · cites it directly38descendants
  • K072474Quikclot EXZ-Medica Corporation · 2007 · 2 generations on36descendants
  • K090026Chitogauze, Models 130, 131, 263, 264, 265, 266Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on20descendants
  • K092357Chitogauze,2 in X 2 in,8 Ply, 4 in X 4 in 8 Ply, 4 in X 8 in, 8PLY, 1 in X 4 in, 8PLY…Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2009 · 4 generations on10descendants
  • K102546ChitogauzeHem Con Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · 4 generations on9descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K965034SorbastaceHemostace, LLC1998—
0 (this device)K021581HemosorbOn Site Gas Systems, Inc.2002—
+1K070010Quikclot Sport and Quikclot Sport SilverZ-Medica Corporation2007—
+2K072474Quikclot EXZ-Medica Corporation20071
+3K090026Chitogauze, Models 130, 131, 263, 264, 265, 266Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc.2009—
+4K092357Chitogauze,2 in X 2 in,8 Ply, 4 in X 4 in 8 Ply, 4 in X 8 in, 8PLY, 1 in X 4…Hem Con Medical Technologies, Inc.2009—
+4K102546ChitogauzeHem Con Medical Technologies, Inc.2010—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200720
200820
200940
201030
201120
201320
201410
201530
201630
201840
201910
202010
202220
202350
202420
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021581, 1998–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K965034Sorbastace
Summary page 6
…eral and Plastic Surgery Common Name Traumatic Wound Dressing Predicate Device Sorbastace K-965034 Company: Hemostace . Contact Person Bart Gullong, Vice-president…
Hemostace, LLC1998—

Also cleared against K965034: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (40)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070010Quikclot Sport and Quikclot Sport SilverZ-Medica Corporation200738
K033291Topseal Hemostatic Dressing, Model 11150Radi Medical Systems AB20040

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K070010 (Z-Medica Corporation, 2007) has gone furthest, with 38 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K965034.

How does its category compare?

All QSY devices

QSY Hemostatic Wound Dressing Without Thrombin Or Other Biologics: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · QSY

2in 2025

2007: 132008: 72009: 92010: 72011: 82012: 72013: 32014: 62015: 62016: 52017: 12018: 52019: 42020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 72024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2007) · low 1 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QSY

142in 2024

2007: 63 days median2008: 61 days median2009: 55 days median2010: 75 days median2011: 137 days median2012: 239 days median2013: 161 days median2014: 249 days median2015: 171 days median2016: 161 days median2018: 186 days median2019: 336 days median2023: 586 days median2024: 142 days median
2007high 586 (2023) · low 55 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · QSY

No recall names QSY since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QSY

14in 2025

2022: 12024: 32025: 14
2007high 14 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QSY, 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
2007136300
200876100
200995500
201077500
2011813700
2012723900
2013316100
2014624900
2015617100
2016516100
20171—00
2018518600
2019433600
20201—00
20211—00
20222—01
2023758600
2024414203
20252—014
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Hemosorb is intended as a topical dressing for the local management of bleeding wounds such as minor cuts, lacerations, and abrasions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K021581: Hemosorb.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021581

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026