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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Suretemp Plus

K030580510(k) TraditionalCleared May 6, 200371-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.2910Recalls 1

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

Welch Allyn, Inc. · FLL Continuous Measurement Thermometer

Cleared on May 6, 2003 after a 71-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 292 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
May 6, 2003
Review
71 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FLL
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

292 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2018: 20 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2007: 4 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2011: 12 descendants cleared2010: 9 descendants cleared2014: 13 descendants cleared2012: 12 descendants cleared2016: 16 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared2013: 13 descendants cleared2009: 5 descendants cleared2015: 14 descendants cleared2020: 14 descendants cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared2021: 9 descendants cleared2023: 20 descendants cleared2022: 24 descendants cleared2019: 16 descendants cleared2026: 17 descendants cleared2025: 26 descendants cleared2024: 22 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK030580 Suretemp PlusWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2003
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 290 of its ownK031740 VSM - Vital Signs Monitor, Model 53000 SeriesWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 175 of its ownK063725 MP5 Intellivue Patient MonitorPhilips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2007
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 151 of its ownK071426 MP2, X2, MP5, MP20, MP30, MP40, MP50, MP60, MP70, MP80, and MP90…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2007
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 143 of its ownK081793 Philips MP5 and MP5T Intellivue Patient Monitors and TRX4841A…Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH · 2008
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 127 of its ownK082633 Intellivue Patient Monitor, Intellivue XDS, Models MP2, MP5, MP20…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2008 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12004: 12005: 22006: 22007: 42008: 52009: 52010: 92011: 122012: 122013: 132014: 132015: 142016: 162017: 152018: 202019: 162020: 142021: 92022: 242023: 202024: 222025: 262026: 17
2003high 26 (2025) · low 1 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K031740VSM - Vital Signs Monitor, Model 53000 SeriesWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly290descendants
  • K063725MP5 Intellivue Patient MonitorPhilips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2007 · 2 generations on175descendants
  • K071426MP2, X2, MP5, MP20, MP30, MP40, MP50, MP60, MP70, MP80, and MP90 Intellivue Patient…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2007 · 3 generations on151descendants
  • K081793Philips MP5 and MP5T Intellivue Patient Monitors and TRX4841A Intellivue Telemetry…Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH · 2008 · 3 generations on143descendants
  • K082633Intellivue Patient Monitor, Intellivue XDS, Models MP2, MP5, MP20, MP30, MP40, MP50…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN · 2008 · 3 generations on127descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K030580Suretemp PlusWelch Allyn, Inc.2003—
+1K031740VSM - Vital Signs Monitor, Model 53000 SeriesWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc.2003—
+2K063725MP5 Intellivue Patient MonitorPhilips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN2007—
+3K071426MP2, X2, MP5, MP20, MP30, MP40, MP50, MP60, MP70, MP80, and MP90 Intellivue…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN2007—
+3K081793Philips MP5 and MP5T Intellivue Patient Monitors and TRX4841A Intellivue…Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH2008—
+3K082633Intellivue Patient Monitor, Intellivue XDS, Models MP2, MP5, MP20, MP30, MP40…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN20083

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200410
200520
200620
200740
200850
200950
201090
2011120
2012120
2013130
2014130
2015140
2016160
2017150
2018200
2019160
2020140
202190
2022240
2023200
2024220
2025260
2026170
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030580, 2003–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (292)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031740VSM - Vital Signs Monitor, Model 53000 SeriesWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc.2003290
K173113Medline Disposable Electronic Thermometer Probe CoverMedline Industries, Inc.20180

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 17, 2025Class IIZ-0233-2026Process controlAffected oral/axillary probes were inadvertently programmed with the rectal probe configuration. Affected probes will potentially display a lower temperature than the true value, which may lead to a delay in managing fever-related…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K031740 (Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 290 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FLL devices

FLL Continuous Measurement Thermometer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FLL

6in 2025

2007: 152008: 142009: 132010: 242011: 202012: 172013: 142014: 72015: 32016: 222017: 162018: 352019: 222020: 212021: 432022: 242023: 172024: 132025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 43 (2021) · low 3 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FLL

131in 2025

2007: 81 days median2008: 59 days median2009: 84 days median2010: 88 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 126 days median2013: 149 days median2014: 199 days median2015: 270 days median2016: 157 days median2017: 174 days median2018: 209 days median2019: 198 days median2020: 194 days median2021: 218 days median2022: 218 days median2023: 295 days median2024: 223 days median2025: 131 days median
2007high 295 (2023) · low 59 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FLL

1in 2025

2011: 12015: 12017: 22018: 12019: 52025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FLL

73in 2025

2007: 42008: 132009: 92010: 92011: 182012: 262013: 162014: 542015: 532016: 582017: 1182018: 512019: 522020: 532021: 1152022: 1422023: 1012024: 1182025: 73
2007high 142 (2022) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FLL, 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
2007158104
20081459013
2009138409
2010248809
201120113118
201217126026
201314149016
20147199054
20153270153
201622157058
2017161742118
201835209151
201922198552
202021194053
2021432180115
2022242180142
2023172950101
2024132230118
20256131173
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The Welch Allyn SureTempB Plus thermometer enables the health care professional 'to make an accurate prediction of a febrile, afebrile or hypothermic patient's oral temperature in approximately 4-6 seconds (in Normal mode). Pediatric Axillary (age 17 and younger) temperatures can be obtained in approximately 10-13 seconds. Adult Axillary temperatures (in Normal mode) can be obtained in approximately 12-15 seconds. Rectal temperatures (in Normal mode) can…

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The Welch Allyn SureTempB Plus thermometer enables the health care professional 'to make an accurate prediction of a febrile, afebrile or hypothermic patient's oral temperature in approximately 4-6 seconds (in Normal mode). Pediatric Axillary (age 17 and younger) temperatures can be obtained in approximately 10-13 seconds. Adult Axillary temperatures (in Normal mode) can be obtained in approximately 12-15 seconds. Rectal temperatures (in Normal mode) can be obtained in approximately 10-13 seconds. Normal (predictive) mode is available for oral, rectal, and axillary use.

In the Monitor mode, the instrument provides the capability of accurate, long-term monitoring of actual oral, rectal or axillary temperature, and of following the temperatuire whether constant, increasing, or decreasing.

The SureTemp is a clinical grade thermometer intended for use by healthcare practitioners only; typically in a hospital, clinic, long- term care, or mobile health care environment. It is not intended for home use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030580: Suretemp Plus.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030580

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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