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Navigator Delivery System (or Navigator DS) Model: Nav-010

K101194510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 11, 2011439-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5725

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

Carticept Medical, Inc. · FRN Pump, Infusion

Cleared on Jul 11, 2011 as substantially equivalent to K053554 (Milestone Scientific, Inc., 2006) after a 439-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1994. 2 of the 17 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 11, 2011
Review
439 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K940147 (1994). 11 ancestors in all, the oldest K890120 (1989). 5 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 2 of the 17 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall11999: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant clearedK940147 · Auto Syringe AS40A Infusion Pump · Baxter Corp. · 1994 · recalledK974332 · Variable Pressure Syringe Pump · Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998K023264 · Medley Syringe Pump Module System, Model 8110 · Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002 · Class I recallK053554 · Compuflo · Milestone Scientific, Inc. · 20061990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall13 generations back: 1 other ancestor4 generations back: 4 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant5 generations forward: 1 descendant K053554 · Compuflo · Milestone Scientific, Inc. · 2006K023264 · Medley Syringe Pump Module System, Model 8110 · Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002 · Class I recallK974332 · Variable Pressure Syringe Pump · Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998K940147 · Auto Syringe AS40A Infusion Pump · Baxter Corp. · 1994 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 4 generations backK940147 Auto Syringe AS40A Infusion PumpBaxter Corp. · 1994 · Recalled
  2. 3 generations backK974332 Variable Pressure Syringe PumpAlaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998
  3. 2 generations backK023264 Medley Syringe Pump Module System, Model 8110Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 1 generation backK053554 CompufloMilestone Scientific, Inc. · 2006
  5. This deviceK101194 Navigator Delivery System (or Navigator DS) Model: Nav-010Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2011
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK112067 Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2011
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK120830 Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2012
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK122215 Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2012
  9. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK124053 Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2013
  10. Descendant · 5 generations on · 0 of its ownK151255 Navigator Aesthetic Delivery SystemCarticept Medical, Inc. · 2015

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K112067Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K120830Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2012 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K122215Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K124053Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc. · 2013 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K151255Navigator Aesthetic Delivery SystemCarticept Medical, Inc. · 2015 · 5 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K940147Auto Syringe AS40A Infusion PumpBaxter Corp.19941
−3K974332Variable Pressure Syringe PumpAlaris Medical Systems, Inc.1998—
−2K023264Medley Syringe Pump Module System, Model 8110Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.2002Class I
−1K053554CompufloMilestone Scientific, Inc.2006—
0 (this device)K101194Navigator Delivery System (or Navigator DS) Model: Nav-010Carticept Medical, Inc.2011—
+1K112067Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc.2011—
+2K120830Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc.2012—
+3K122215Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc.2012—
+4K124053Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc.2013—
+5K151255Navigator Aesthetic Delivery SystemCarticept Medical, Inc.2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199010
199510
199610
199910
200411
200510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201220
201310
201510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K101194, 1994–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (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
*K053554Compuflo
Summary page 1
…Infusion Pump, Class 11,21 CFR 880.5725 (Product Code FRN) Predicate Device(s): Milestone Scientific's CompuFIo T MInfusion Pump (K053554) Device Description: The device consists of a fluid delivery module (motor driven…
Milestone Scientific, Inc.2006—

What descends from it? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K112067Navigator Delivery System (Navigator DS)Carticept Medical, Inc.20114

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K040899Medex 3000 Series MR Syringe Infusion PumpMedex, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations back · ◆ in the 2004 ancestors bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K023264Medley Syringe Pump Module System, Model 8110Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • 5 of the 11 ancestors have a recall of any class; 2 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K112067 (Carticept Medical, Inc., 2011) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FRN devices

FRN Pump, Infusion: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2011, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FRN

8in 2025

2007: 122008: 82009: 92010: 32011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 62023: 72024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 2
2007high 12 (2007) · low 1 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRN

172in 2025

2007: 102 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 93 days median2011: 103 days median2012: 217 days median2013: 312 days median2014: 172 days median2015: 232 days median2016: 301 days median2017: 305 days median2018: 267 days median2022: 268 days median2023: 265 days median2024: 103 days median2025: 172 days median
2007high 312 (2013) · low 66 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRN

7in 2025

2007: 152008: 242009: 1022010: 372011: 692012: 42, 2 Class I2013: 22, 3 Class I2014: 4, 3 Class I2015: 52016: 7, 1 Class I2017: 132018: 12019: 18, 1 Class I2020: 16, 5 Class I2021: 3, 2 Class I2022: 22023: 16, 10 Class I2024: 9, 4 Class I2025: 7, 4 Class I2026 (partial year): 11, 2 Class I
2007high 102 (2009) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (37 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FRN

52,792in 2025

2007: 1,0862008: 8,2612009: 1,9522010: 6,1332011: 41,3672012: 15,4822013: 40,0822014: 94,1802015: 26,7422016: 16,5602017: 12,0602018: 16,5912019: 15,8502020: 94,1862021: 199,3422022: 888,0202023: 165,8382024: 57,7302025: 52,792
2007high 888,020 (2022) · low 1,086 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRN, 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
200712102151,086
2008889248,261
20099661021,952
2010393376,133
201131036941,367
2012421742 (2)15,482
2013631222 (3)40,082
201461724 (3)94,180
20153232526,742
201633017 (1)16,560
201733051312,060
20183267116,591
20192—18 (1)15,850
20201—16 (5)94,186
20212—3 (2)199,342
202262682888,020
2023726516 (10)165,838
202451039 (4)57,730
202581727 (4)52,792
20262—11 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The Navigator Tm Delivery System (Navigator DS) is intended for use in the delivery of medication and/or fluids in a controlled manner. The Navigator DS is indicated for use in the intermittent delivery of medications and other fluids in intra-articular applications.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K101194: Navigator Delivery System (or Navigator DS) Model: Nav-010.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K101194

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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