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Infant Flow Plus Infant Cpap System with Sipap Function

K031745510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 13, 2004253-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5905

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

Sensor Medics Corp. · BZD Ventilator, Non-Continuous (Respirator)

Cleared on Feb 13, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K840865 (Infrasonics Corp., 1984) and 4 other predicates after a 253-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1984. 9 of the 28 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 22 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 13, 2004
Review
253 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BZD
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K833982 (1984). 5 ancestors in all. 22 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 9 of the 28 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestor1984: 1 other ancestor2006: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12007: 1 descendant cleared2012: 6 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22013: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12019: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12016: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12021: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12020: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12024: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK833982 · Model IV 100B-DA Infant Ventilator · Sechrist Industries, Inc. · 1984 · recalled19801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 4 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 3 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall13 generations forward: 4 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 2 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations forward: 4 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall16 generations forward: 4 descendants, 3 with a Class I recall37 generations forward: 3 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall28 generations forward: 1 descendant K833982 · Model IV 100B-DA Infant Ventilator · Sechrist Industries, Inc. · 1984 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK833982 Model IV 100B-DA Infant VentilatorSechrist Industries, Inc. · 1984 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK031745 Infant Flow Plus Infant Cpap System with Sipap FunctionSensor Medics Corp. · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK062093 Avea VentilatorViasys Respiratory Care, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK081521 Modification to Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG · 2008 · Recalled (Class I)
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK102775 Hamilton-C2Hamilton Medical AG · 2011
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 13 of its ownK112006 Hamilton-TC1Hamilton Medical AG · 2012
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 11 of its ownK120670 Hamilton-T1Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · Recalled (Class I)

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12007: 12008: 22009: 12011: 12012: 62013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12024: 12026: 1
2006high 6 (2012) · low 0 (2010)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K062093Avea VentilatorViasys Respiratory Care, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K081521Modification to Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG · 2008 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K102775Hamilton-C2Hamilton Medical AG · 2011 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K112006Hamilton-TC1Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · 4 generations on13descendants
  • K120670Hamilton-T1Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · 5 generations on11descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K833982Model IV 100B-DA Infant VentilatorSechrist Industries, Inc.19841
0 (this device)K031745Infant Flow Plus Infant Cpap System with Sipap FunctionSensor Medics Corp.2004—
+1K062093Avea VentilatorViasys Respiratory Care, Inc.20065
+2K081521Modification to Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG2008Class I
+3K102775Hamilton-C2Hamilton Medical AG2011—
+4K112006Hamilton-TC1Hamilton Medical AG2012—
+5K120670Hamilton-T1Hamilton Medical AG2012Class I

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198410
198910
199910
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200710
200821
200910
201110
201262
201311
201510
201611
201721
201911
202011
202111
202410
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031745, 1984–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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9 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new BZD device

  1. #1 K250624 myAirscore 15.7 · 12 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (5)

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
*K840865Infant Star Ventilator
Summary page 2
…3911 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego CA 92121-1402 510(k) #: K840865 & K884521 2. Device Name: Infant Flow System Classification: Class II Manufacturer:…
Infrasonics Corp.1984—
*K884521Star Sync
Summary page 2
…3911 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego CA 92121-1402 510(k) #: K840865 & K884521 2. Device Name: Infant Flow System Classification: Class II Manufacturer: EME (El…
Infrasonics Corp.1989—
*K011516Infant Flow System, Model M672P
Summary page 2
…Place Brighton Sussex, BN2 3QD United Kingdom 510(k)#: K011516 3. Device Name: Model IV-100B Infant Ventilator Classification: Class II Manufacturer:…
Eme (Electro Medical Equipment), Ltd.2001—
*K833982Model IV 100B-DA Infant Ventilator
Summary page 2
…. Device Name: Model IV-100B Infant Ventilator Classification: Class II Manufacturer: Sechrist 510(k)# K833982 4. Device Name: Infant Flow System Classification: Class II Manufacturer Manufactur…
Sechrist Industries, Inc.19841
*K991972Infant Flow System
Summary page 2
…one Place Brighton Sussex, BN2 3QD United Kingdom 510(k)# K991972 Infant Flow Plus Infant CPAP System with SiPAP Feature 510(k) Page 149 of 153 SensorMedics Corporation…
Sensor Medics Corp.1999—

What descends from it? (22)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K062093Avea VentilatorViasys Respiratory Care, Inc.200621

Has anything in its family been recalled? (9 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K081521Modification to Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG · 2008 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K130178Inspiration Ventilator System 5I/7IeVent Medical, Ltd. · 2013 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2013 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K121225Hamilton-C2Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K120670Hamilton-T1Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K162832731 Series VentilatorsZOLL Medical Corporation · 2017 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K181216Hamilton-T1, Hamilton-C1Hamilton Medical AG · 2019 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2019 descendants bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K153046Hamilton-MR1Hamilton Medical AG · 2016 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K201306Hamilton-C3Hamilton Medical AG · 2021 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K201658Hamilton-C6Hamilton Medical AG · 2020 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K062093 (Viasys Respiratory Care, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 21 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All BZD devices

BZD Ventilator, Non-Continuous (Respirator): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · BZD

7in 2025

2007: 212008: 172009: 232010: 122011: 232012: 212013: 232014: 142015: 112016: 122017: 52018: 52019: 62020: 62021: 62022: 42023: 52024: 102025: 72026 (partial year): 10
2007high 23 (2009) · low 4 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BZD

189in 2025

2007: 83 days median2008: 108 days median2009: 90 days median2010: 122 days median2011: 125 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 127 days median2014: 172 days median2015: 224 days median2016: 217 days median2017: 221 days median2018: 280 days median2019: 231 days median2020: 137 days median2021: 192 days median2022: 253 days median2023: 204 days median2024: 132 days median2025: 189 days median2026 (partial year): 214 days median
2007high 280 (2018) · low 83 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · BZD

8in 2023

2007: 292008: 22009: 12011: 12019: 4, 4 Class I2023: 8, 7 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 2 Class I
2007high 29 (2007) · low 0 (2010)2026

Class I (13 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BZD

60,279in 2025

2007: 652008: 672009: 1472010: 1432011: 1892012: 1392013: 822014: 862015: 1142016: 1182017: 1482018: 1012019: 1882020: 1262021: 6,0662022: 90,7682023: 27,9872024: 68,2622025: 60,279
2007high 90,768 (2022) · low 65 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BZD, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200721832965
200817108267
200923901147
2010121220143
2011231251189
2012211330139
201323127082
201414172086
2015112240114
2016122170118
201752210148
201852800101
201962314 (4)188
202061370126
2021619206,066
20224253090,768
202352048 (7)27,987
202410132068,262
20257189060,279
2026102142 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The Infant Flow Plus System consisting of a Driver and Generator plus NCPAP Prongs and Masks, is intended for the provision of Bi-Level CPAP (SiPAP) to produce a sigh. The system is for use in Hospitals, Hospital-type facilities and intra-Hospital transport environments and is indicated for the treatment of Newborn and Infant patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031745: Infant Flow Plus Infant Cpap System with Sipap Function.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031745

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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