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Autodetect Syringe

K041590510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 23, 20049-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5860

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

Cleared on Jun 23, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K001731 (Avid Medical, Inc., 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 9-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993.

Decided: Jun 23, 2004
Review: 9 days
Class: Class II
Product code: FMF
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K925902 (1993). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK925902 B-D Loss of Resistance SyringeBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1993
This deviceK041590 Autodetect SyringeIndigo Orb, Inc. · 2004

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K925902	B-D Loss of Resistance Syringe	Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic	1993	—
0 (this device)	K041590	Autodetect Syringe	Indigo Orb, Inc.	2004	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2000	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041590, 1993–2004Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K001731	Avid-Nit Loss of Resistance Syringe Summary page 1 …ment in the epidural space. Equivalent Device: The subject device is substantially equivalent in intended use and/or method of operation to the AVID-NIT LOR Syringe (K001731) and the B-D EPILOR LOR Syringe (K925902). Like the predicate syringes, The AutoDetect Syringe provides a means for detecting…	Avid Medical, Inc.	2000	1
*	K925902	B-D Loss of Resistance Syringe Summary page 1 …evice: The subject device is substantially equivalent in intended use and/or method of operation to the AVID-NIT LOR Syringe (K001731) and the B-D EPILOR LOR Syringe (K925902). Like the predicate syringes, The AutoDetect Syringe provides a means for detecting entry into the epidural space using the "…	Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic	1993	—

Also cleared against K001731: 2 other devices →

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?

1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K001731.

How does its category compare?

All FMF devices

FMF Syringe, Piston: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FMF

13in 2025

2007high 24 (2022) · low 8 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMF

114in 2025

2007high 239 (2026) · low 74 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMF

19in 2023

2007high 19 (2023) · low 0 (2016)2026

Class I (19 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FMF

4,181in 2025

2007high 5,874 (2021) · low 186 (2011)2025

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

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	23	90	6	674
2008	9	74	11	691
2009	14	94	15	913
2010	11	130	12	679
2011	16	109	3	186
2012	9	86	6	307
2013	12	154	1	326
2014	13	84	1	244
2015	11	87	2	273
2016	12	146	0	684
2017	13	135	3	1,858
2018	8	87	2	3,952
2019	11	146	1	5,863
2020	15	107	2	5,334
2021	20	175	1	5,874
2022	24	211	2	5,233
2023	22	173	19 (18)	5,214
2024	14	130	0	5,122
2025	13	114	0	4,181
2026	9	239	2 (1)	—

What is it indicated for?

The AutoDetect Syringe is intended for use with an epidural needle for the verification of needle tip placement in the epidural space.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K041590 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K041590: Autodetect Syringe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041590

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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