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End Tidal CO2 Nasal Cannula

K120518510(k) TraditionalCleared May 4, 201273-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.1400

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

Care Fusion · CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase

Cleared on May 4, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K863883 (Salter Labs, 1986) and 1 other predicate after a 73-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1986.

Decided
May 4, 2012
Review
73 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CCK
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K863883 (1986). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1989: 1 other ancestorK863883 · Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO2 Cannula · Salter Labs · 1986198519901995200020052010
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K863883 · Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO2 Cannula · Salter Labs · 19860
  1. Root · 1 generation backK863883 Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO2 CannulaSalter Labs · 1986
  2. This deviceK120518 End Tidal CO2 Nasal CannulaCare Fusion · 2012
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K863883Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO2 CannulaSalter Labs1986—
0 (this device)K120518End Tidal CO2 Nasal CannulaCare Fusion2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K120518, 1986–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K863883Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO2 Cannula
Summary page 1
…el 73 Anesthesiology Regulation Class 11per 21CFR §868.1400 Product Code(s) CCK Legally marketed device(s) to K863883: Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO 2 Cannula which equivalence is claimed K892406: Modified oxygen delivery/CO 2 Sampl…
Salter Labs1986—
*K892406Modified Oxygen Delivery/CO2 Sample Nasal Cannula
Summary page 1
…00 Product Code(s) CCK Legally marketed device(s) to K863883: Models 4002/4102/4202 Oxy. Delivery/CO 2 Cannula which equivalence is claimed K892406: Modified oxygen delivery/CO 2 Sample Nasal Cannula Device description The proposed devices consist of a bifurcat…
Salter Labs19893

Also cleared against K863883: 2 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?

  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K863883.

How does its category compare?

All CCK devices

CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CCK

3in 2025

2007: 52008: 32009: 32010: 32011: 22012: 72013: 42014: 92015: 52016: 22017: 52018: 62019: 72020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 9 (2014) · low 2 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CCK

169in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 248 days median2009: 101 days median2010: 125 days median2012: 150 days median2013: 132 days median2014: 166 days median2015: 105 days median2017: 134 days median2018: 296 days median2019: 261 days median2020: 188 days median2021: 227 days median2022: 226 days median2023: 555 days median2024: 592 days median2025: 169 days median2026 (partial year): 224 days median
2007high 592 (2024) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CCK

1in 2022

2008: 12009: 192010: 42011: 142012: 32013: 2, 1 Class I2015: 12018: 52019: 7, 7 Class I2020: 12022: 1
2007high 19 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CCK

1,259in 2025

2007: 72008: 202009: 212010: 122011: 182012: 132013: 282014: 512015: 1142016: 882017: 582018: 632019: 1412020: 2,3022021: 2,2722022: 2,4752023: 1,6372024: 1,2162025: 1,259
2007high 2,475 (2022) · low 7 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CCK, 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
200755607
20083248120
200931011921
20103125412
20112—1418
20127150313
201341322 (1)28
20149166051
201551051114
20162—088
20175134058
20186296563
201972617 (7)141
2020418812,302
2021422702,272
2022322612,475
2023455501,637
2024359201,216
2025316901,259
202632240—

What is it indicated for?

The ETC0 2 Nasal Cannula is an adjunct to oxygen therapy with its primary function being that of delivering low flow oxygen, up to 4 Ulmin, to a patient while providing a means to sample expired gas- The target population is adult and pediatric patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K120518: End Tidal CO2 Nasal Cannula.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K120518

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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