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Comfort Cough

K113549510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 21, 2013448-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5905

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

Seoil Pacific Corp. · NHJ Device, Positive Pressure Breathing, Intermittent

Cleared on Feb 21, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K002598 (J. H. Emerson Co., 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 448-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2000.

Decided
Feb 21, 2013
Review
448 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NHJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K002598 (2000). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK002598 Emerson Cough Assist Model CA-3000 W/Automatic Timing and Model…J. H. Emerson Co. · 2000
  2. 1 generation backK072292 Negavent Plus Pegaso Cough, Model: DA-3 PlusDima Italia Srl · 2008
  3. This deviceK113549 Comfort CoughSeoil Pacific Corp. · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K002598Emerson Cough Assist Model CA-3000 W/Automatic Timing and Model CM-3000…J. H. Emerson Co.2000—
−1K072292Negavent Plus Pegaso Cough, Model: DA-3 PlusDima Italia Srl2008—
0 (this device)K113549Comfort CoughSeoil Pacific Corp.2013—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K113549, 2000–2013Source: 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? (2)

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
*K002598Emerson Cough Assist Model CA-3000 W/Automatic Timing and Model CM-3000 W/Manual Timing
Summary page 1
…lass 11 Classification regulation: 21 CFR 868.5905 Product Code: NHJ 4. Predicate Device: Emerson Cough Assist by J.H. Emerson Co. (K002598) Pegaso Cough by Dima. Italia SRL (K072292) 510(k) Submission. 510(k)…
J. H. Emerson Co.2000—
*K072292Negavent Plus Pegaso Cough, Model: DA-3 Plus
Summary page 1
…68.5905 Product Code: NHJ 4. Predicate Device: Emerson Cough Assist by J.H. Emerson Co. (K002598) Pegaso Cough by Dima. Italia SRL (K072292) 510(k) Submission. 510(k) summary, 1 3 page 5. Description…
Dima Italia Srl2008—

Also cleared against K002598: 6 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?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.1 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K002598.

How does its category compare?

All NHJ devices

NHJ Device, Positive Pressure Breathing, Intermittent: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NHJ

1in 2025

2008: 12012: 22013: 22014: 32016: 12020: 32022: 12024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NHJ

190in 2020

2014: 207 days median2020: 190 days median
2007high 207 (2014) · low 190 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · NHJ

11so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2024: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 11, 4 Class I
2007high 11 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NHJ

35in 2025

2007: 162008: 72009: 12010: 22012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 62018: 22019: 12020: 32021: 52022: 62023: 172024: 402025: 35
2007high 40 (2024) · low 0 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NHJ, 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—016
20081—07
20090—01
20100—02
20110—00
20122—02
20132—02
2014320701
20150—02
20161—02
20170—06
20180—02
20190—01
2020319003
20210—05
20221—06
20230—017
20241—1 (1)40
20251—035
20262—11 (4)—

What is it indicated for?

For use on any patient unable to cough or clear secretions effectively due to reduced peak cough expiratory flow, resulting from high spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular deficits or severe fatigue associated with intrinsic lung disease. It may be used either with a facemask or mouthpiece, or with an adapter to a patient's endotracheal or tracheostomy tube. *Clinical Settings: For use in a hospital / institutional environment, or in the home, given…

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For use on any patient unable to cough or clear secretions effectively due to reduced peak cough expiratory flow, resulting from high spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular deficits or severe fatigue associated with intrinsic lung disease.

It may be used either with a facemask or mouthpiece, or with an adapter to a patient's endotracheal or tracheostomy tube.

*Clinical Settings: For use in a hospital / institutional environment, or in the home, given adequate training and a physician's prescription.

*Patient Population: For use on children and adults. It should not be used on neonates and infants.

*Contraindications: Any patient with a history of bullous emphysema, known susceptibility to pneumnothorax or pneumomediastinum. or known to have any recent barotrauma, should be carefully considered before use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K113549: Comfort Cough.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K113549

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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