510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAssist Header Cleaner
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Alcavis International, Inc. · LIF Dialyzer Reprocessing System
Cleared on Feb 3, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K991851 (Minntech Corp., 1999) after an 83-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.
- Decided
- Feb 3, 2005
- Review
- 83 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LIF
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K904210 (1990). 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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K991851 | Renaclear Dialyzer Cleaning SystemSummary page 1…Cleaner"~m Common Name: Dialyzer Reprocessing System Substantially Equivalent Device: RenaClear® Dialyzer Cleaning System (K991851) A. Device Description The ASSIST Header Cleaner~m is a one-piece device used to assist with the manual cleaning of heade… | 1999 |
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 15 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.8 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
How does its category compare?
All LIF devicesLIF Dialyzer Reprocessing System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LIF
1in 2010
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LIF
Too few LIF 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · LIF
1in 2009
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LIF
1in 2017
MAUDE reports naming product code LIF, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
To aid in the cleaning of the headers, header spaces, and header caps of multiple-use hemodialyzers prior to an approved reprocessing procedure for reusable hemodialyzers.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K043126 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K043126: Assist Header Cleaner.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K043126
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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