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Eyefeel Ophthalmic Warmer

K021843510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 3, 200290-day reviewClass I21 CFR 890.5710

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

Bio-Lipid, Inc. · IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable

Cleared on Sep 3, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K982652 (Allegiance Healthcare Corp., 1999) and 1 other predicate after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1997. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Sep 3, 2002
Review
90 days
Class
Class I
Product code
IMD
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K970399 (1997). 5 ancestors in all, the oldest K934631 (1994). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor2008: 1 descendant clearedK970399 · Kwik Kold Peri Cold Pack (Catalog Number TBD) · Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 1997K973770 · Allegiance Kwik Heat Warm Perineal Pack · Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 19971990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K973770 · Allegiance Kwik Heat Warm Perineal Pack · Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 1997K970399 · Kwik Kold Peri Cold Pack (Catalog Number TBD) · Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 19970
  1. Root · 2 generations backK970399 Kwik Kold Peri Cold Pack (Catalog Number TBD)Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 1997
  2. 1 generation backK973770 Allegiance Kwik Heat Warm Perineal PackAllegiance Healthcare Corp. · 1997
  3. This deviceK021843 Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK082087 Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc. · 2008

Most influential descendants

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  • K082087Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K970399Kwik Kold Peri Cold Pack (Catalog Number TBD)Allegiance Healthcare Corp.1997—
−1K973770Allegiance Kwik Heat Warm Perineal PackAllegiance Healthcare Corp.1997—
0 (this device)K021843Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc.2002—
+1K082087Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc.2008—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199510
199910

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021843, 1997–2008Source: 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
*K982652Allegiance Porta-Warm Mattress
Summary page 1
…Name: Hot or Cold Disposable Pack (see 21 C.F.R. § 890.5710) Product Code: IMD Predicate Devices: Porta-WarmTMMattress, 5lO(k) # K982652 Kwik HeatTMPerineal Warm Pack, 510(k) # K973770 Device Description: The EyeFeel Ophthalmic Warme…
Allegiance Healthcare Corp.1999—
*K973770Allegiance Kwik Heat Warm Perineal Pack
Summary page 1
…Product Code: IMD Predicate Devices: Porta-WarmTMMattress, 5lO(k) # K982652 Kwik HeatTMPerineal Warm Pack, 510(k) # K973770 Device Description: The EyeFeel Ophthalmic Warmer is a simple device for application of heat the…
Allegiance Healthcare Corp.1997—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K082087Eyefeel Ophthalmic WarmerBio-Lipid, Inc.20080

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 5 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.8 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K082087 (Bio-Lipid, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All IMD devices

IMD Pack, Hot Or Cold, Disposable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IMD

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 12012: 12017: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IMD

Too few IMD 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · IMD

4in 2021

2008: 42010: 12015: 12018: 32021: 4
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · IMD

66in 2025

2007: 2112008: 8042009: 2102010: 582011: 702012: 532013: 402014: 332015: 1932016: 2132017: 2342018: 2622019: 6322020: 2482021: 1422022: 2022023: 1842024: 1122025: 66
2007high 804 (2008) · low 33 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IMD, 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
20071—0211
20081—4804
20090—0210
20100—158
20110—070
20121—053
20130—040
20140—033
20150—1193
20160—0213
20171—0234
20180—3262
20190—0632
20200—0248
20210—4142
20221—0202
20230—0184
20240—0112
20250—066
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The EyeFeelTM Ophthalmic warmer is a hot disposable pack for the application of localized heat therapy in cases of chronic inflammatory and cystic conditions of the eye lids, including rneibornian gland dysfunction (MGD), also known as evaporative dry eye or lipid deficiency dry eye, and chalazia.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K021843: Eyefeel Ophthalmic Warmer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021843

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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