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Usfilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) System

K031502510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 27, 2004472-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5820

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

Usfilter · FIN Tank, Holding, Dialysis

Cleared on Aug 27, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K003560 (Mar Cor Services, Inc., 2001) after a 472-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 27, 2004
Review
472 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FIN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K003560 (2001). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant clearedK003560 · Mar Cor Services Bicarb System · Mar Cor Services, Inc. · 2001200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K003560 · Mar Cor Services Bicarb System · Mar Cor Services, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK003560 Mar Cor Services Bicarb SystemMar Cor Services, Inc. · 2001
  2. This deviceK031502 Usfilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) SystemUsfilter · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK060333 Dialysis Services, Inc., Typhoon Bicarb Mixing and Distribution SystemDialysis Services, Inc. · 2006

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  • K060333Dialysis Services, Inc., Typhoon Bicarb Mixing and Distribution SystemDialysis Services, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K003560Mar Cor Services Bicarb SystemMar Cor Services, Inc.2001—
0 (this device)K031502Usfilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) SystemUsfilter2004—
+1K060333Dialysis Services, Inc., Typhoon Bicarb Mixing and Distribution SystemDialysis Services, Inc.2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031502, 2001–2006Source: 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
*K003560Mar Cor Services Bicarb System
Summary page 1
…SFilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) System 4 Substantial Equivalence MAR COR Services, Inc. MAR COR Services Bicarb System K003560 5 Device Description The consistent mixing and delivery of bicarbonate solution for use in hemodialysis 6…
Mar Cor Services, Inc.2001—

Also cleared against K003560: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060333Dialysis Services, Inc., Typhoon Bicarb Mixing and Distribution SystemDialysis Services, Inc.20060

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, K060333 (Dialysis Services, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K003560.

How does its category compare?

All FIN devices

FIN Tank, Holding, Dialysis: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FIN

1in 2015

2010: 12012: 12014: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FIN

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

Recalls per year · FIN

1in 2019

2019: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FIN

1in 2018

2015: 12017: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FIN, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20101—00
20110—00
20121—00
20130—00
20141—00
20151—01
20160—00
20170—01
20180—01
20190—10
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The USFilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) System is intended to be used in a

Hemodialysis facility to allow safe and effective delivery of concentrates as well as central mixing

and delivery of sodium bicarbonate solution necessary for a hemodialysis treatment.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031502: Usfilter Bicarbonate Mixing and Dispensing (Bicarb) System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031502

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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