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Cleared

Nipro Disposable Syringe

K091279510(k) SpecialCleared Aug 12, 2009103-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

Nipro Medical Corporation · FMF Syringe, Piston

Cleared on Aug 12, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K944355 (Nissho Corp., 1994) after a 103-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1994.

Decided
Aug 12, 2009
Review
103 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K944355 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K944355 · Nipro Branded Disposable Syringes, Needles · Nissho Corp. · 199419901995200020052010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK944355 Nipro Branded Disposable Syringes, NeedlesNissho Corp. · 1994
  2. This deviceK091279 Nipro Disposable SyringeNipro Medical Corporation · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K944355Nipro Branded Disposable Syringes, NeedlesNissho Corp.1994—
0 (this device)K091279Nipro Disposable SyringeNipro Medical Corporation2009—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K091279, 1994–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K944355Nipro Branded Disposable Syringes, Needles
Summary page 1
…me: Piston syringe Panel: 80 Product Code: FMF 807.92(a) (3) Legally marketed substantial equivalent device: NIPRO Disposable Syringe (K944355) 807.92(a) (4) Description of device: The NIPRO Disposable syringe is a piston syringe consisting of graduated…
Nissho Corp.1994—

Also cleared against K944355: 5 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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K944355.

How does its category compare?

All FMF devices

FMF Syringe, Piston: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FMF

13in 2025

2007: 232008: 92009: 142010: 112011: 162012: 92013: 122014: 132015: 112016: 122017: 132018: 82019: 112020: 152021: 202022: 242023: 222024: 142025: 132026 (partial year): 9
2007high 24 (2022) · low 8 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMF

114in 2025

2007: 90 days median2008: 74 days median2009: 94 days median2010: 130 days median2011: 109 days median2012: 86 days median2013: 154 days median2014: 84 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 146 days median2017: 135 days median2018: 87 days median2019: 146 days median2020: 107 days median2021: 175 days median2022: 211 days median2023: 173 days median2024: 130 days median2025: 114 days median2026 (partial year): 239 days median
2007high 239 (2026) · low 74 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMF

19in 2023

2007: 62008: 112009: 152010: 122011: 32012: 62013: 12014: 12015: 22017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 19, 18 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 1 Class I
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

2007: 6742008: 6912009: 9132010: 6792011: 1862012: 3072013: 3262014: 2442015: 2732016: 6842017: 1,8582018: 3,9522019: 5,8632020: 5,3342021: 5,8742022: 5,2332023: 5,2142024: 5,1222025: 4,181
2007high 5,874 (2021) · low 186 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMF, 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
200723906674
200897411691
2009149415913
20101113012679
2011161093186
20129866307
2013121541326
201413841244
201511872273
2016121460684
20171313531,858
201888723,952
20191114615,863
20201510725,334
20212017515,874
20222421125,233
20232217319 (18)5,214
20241413005,122
20251311404,181
202692392 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Nipro Disposable Syringe is intended to inject fluids into or withdraw fluids out of the body.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K091279: Nipro Disposable Syringe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K091279

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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