# K063023: 3M Health Care Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask, Model 1870

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: 3M Company
- Decided: Feb 23, 2007 after 144 days
- Product code: MSH (Respirator, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
11 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K121069: 3M Vflex Health Care Particulate Respirator and Surgical Mask (2013), 3 descendants of its own
- K093179: Medical Surgical Mask (HH1001), Respiratory Mask (HH1002) (2010), 3 descendants of its own
- K172500: Technoweb Surgical Mask (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K202139: Medical surgical mask (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K122702: Biofriend Biomask N95 Surgical Respirator (2013), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
This product meets CDC guidelines for M. tuberculosis exposure control. As a respirator, it is intended to help reduce wearer exposure to certain airborne particles including those generated by electrocautery, laser surgery, and other powered medical instruments. As a surgical mask, it is designed to be fluid resistant to splash and spatter of blood and other infectious materials.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K063023
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology