510(k) · Cleared
ClearedModification to: Reprocessed Oximax Pulse Oximeter Sensors
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sterilmed, Inc. · NLF Oximeter, Reprocessed
Cleared on Sep 23, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K012677 (Sterilmed, Inc., 2003) after a 146-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1986.
- Decided
- Sep 23, 2004
- Review
- 146 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- NLF
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K863784 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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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Top candidate predicates for a new NLF device
- #1 K241758 Reprocessed RD SET Adt Pulse Oximeter Sensor…score 14.5 · 22 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K012677 | Reprocessed Pulse Oximeter SensorsSummary page 1…FR 870.2700 and Number: Product Code: NLF Predicate Device Reprocessed Pulse Oximeter Sensors Name and 510(k) K012677 Number Device Description: DEVICE DESCRIPTION The subject devices are reproc… | 2003 |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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 18 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 16.3 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
How does its category compare?
All NLF devicesNLF Oximeter, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · NLF
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · NLF
146in 2011
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · NLF
3in 2008
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · NLF
3in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code NLF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 214 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 146 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Reprocessed Pulse Oximeter Sensors are used when continuous external monitoring of arterial oxygen saturation and pulse rate is required
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K041127 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K041127: Modification to: Reprocessed Oximax Pulse Oximeter Sensors.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041127
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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