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Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter System (CMS-II)

K090961510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 12, 200967-day reviewClass U

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

Twin Star Medical, Inc. · LXC Monitor, Pressure, Intracompartmental

Cleared on Jun 12, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K041771 (Twin Star Medical, Inc., 2004) and 3 other predicates after a 67-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1985. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 12, 2009
Review
67 days
Class
Class U
Product code
LXC
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K844214 (1985). 5 ancestors in all. 8 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor2014: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK844214 · Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitor Sys · Stryker Corp. · 1985 · recalledK060963 · Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Monitor) · Twin Star Medical · 20061990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant5 generations forward: 2 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant7 generations forward: 1 descendant K060963 · Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Monitor) · Twin Star Medical · 2006K844214 · Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitor Sys · Stryker Corp. · 1985 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK844214 Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitor SysStryker Corp. · 1985 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK060963 Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection…Twin Star Medical · 2006
  3. This deviceK090961 Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter…Twin Star Medical, Inc. · 2009
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK131966 Twin Star Extremity Compartment Syndrome Monitor and Fluid…Twin Star Medical, Inc. · 2014
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK193321 MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2020
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK202635 MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2020
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK210525 MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2021 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 5 generations on · 2 of its ownK220952 MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2022

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Descendants cleared per year

2014: 12020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 12025: 12026: 1
2014high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2015)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K131966Twin Star Extremity Compartment Syndrome Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter SystemTwin Star Medical, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K193321MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2020 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K202635MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2020 · 3 generations on5descendants
  • K210525MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2021 · 4 generations on4descendants
  • K220952MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc. · 2022 · 5 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K844214Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitor SysStryker Corp.19851
−1K060963Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS…Twin Star Medical2006—
0 (this device)K090961Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter System…Twin Star Medical, Inc.2009—
+1K131966Twin Star Extremity Compartment Syndrome Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter…Twin Star Medical, Inc.2014—
+2K193321MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc.2020—
+3K202635MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc.2020—
+4K210525MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc.20211
+5K220952MY01 Continuous Compartmental Pressure MonitorMY01, Inc.2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200310
200410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
202020
202110
202210
202310
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K090961, 1985–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*K041771Twin Star Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Catheter System
Summary page 1
…LXC Classification Panel Orthopedic Predicate Devices Twin Star Compartment Monitoring and Fluid Collection Catheter System (Catheter, K041771), Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Mon…
Twin Star Medical, Inc.2004—
*K060963Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Monitor)
Summary page 1
…Catheter System (Catheter, K041771), Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Monitor, K060963), Synthes (USA) Compartmental Pressure Monitoring System (K031555), Stryker Compartment Syndrome…
Twin Star Medical2006—
*K031555Synthes (Usa) Compartmental Pressure Monitoring System
Summary page 1
…e Monitoring and Fluid Collection Monitor (CMS Monitor, K060963), Synthes (USA) Compartmental Pressure Monitoring System (K031555), Stryker Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitoring System (K844214). Intended use The Twin Sta…
Synthes (Usa)2003—
*K844214Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitor Sys
Summary page 1
…ynthes (USA) Compartmental Pressure Monitoring System (K031555), Stryker Compartment Syndrome Pressure Monitoring System (K844214). Intended use The Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter System…
Stryker Corp.19851

What descends from it? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K131966Twin Star Extremity Compartment Syndrome Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter SystemTwin Star Medical, Inc.20147

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 24 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 21.2 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K131966 (Twin Star Medical, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LXC devices

LXC Monitor, Pressure, Intracompartmental: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LXC

1in 2025

2009: 12014: 12020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LXC

Too few LXC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LXC

No recall names LXC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LXC

1in 2021

2012: 42013: 82014: 22015: 12016: 12021: 1
2007high 8 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20091—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—04
20130—08
20141—02
20150—01
20160—01
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20202—00
20211—01
20221—00
20231—00
20240—00
20251—00
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter System (CMS-II) is intended for the immediate or continuous measurement of intracompartmental pressures and/or the withdrawal of fluid for subsequent analysis. The measured compartmental pressures can be used as an aid in the diagnosis of compartment syndrome.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K090961: Twin Star Compartment Pressure Monitor and Fluid Collection Catheter System (CMS-II).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K090961

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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