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Kci NPWT Gauze Dressing

K123507510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 4, 2013142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4780

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

Kci USA, Inc. · OMP Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Powered Suction Pump

Cleared on Apr 4, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K110647 (Smith & Nephew, Inc., 2011) after a 142-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1995. 11 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 4, 2013
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OMP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K945062 (1995). 9 ancestors in all. 11 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK945062 VacplusKinetic Concepts, Inc. · 1995
  2. 5 generations backK042134 Versatile 1 Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated · 2004 · Recalled
  3. 4 generations backK052456 Modification to Versatile 1 Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated · 2005
  4. 3 generations backK061919 Versatile 1 Ezcare Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated · 2007 · Recalled
  5. 2 generations backK082211 Renasys-F Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Foam Dressing KitsSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  6. 1 generation backK110647 Renasys Foam NPWT Wound Dressing Kits with Suction Pad; Renasys…Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2011 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK123507 Kci NPWT Gauze DressingKci USA, Inc. · 2013
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK170088 Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Foam Dressing Kits with…Medela AG · 2017 · Recalled
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK172145 Invia Foam Dressing Kits With FitPad, Invia Motion Negative Pressure…Medela AG · 2018
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK182409 Applied Tissue Technologies PWD™ Platform Wound DressingApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC · 2019
  11. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK191460 PWD Platform Wound Dressing 3” x 5” OblongApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC · 2019
  12. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK254019 Wound Geni NPWT SystemBechtel Medical, Inc. · 2026

Showing 5 of 11 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2015: 22017: 12018: 22019: 22022: 22023: 12026: 1
2015high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2016)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K170088Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Gauze…Medela AG · 2017 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K172145Invia Foam Dressing Kits With FitPad, Invia Motion Negative Pressure Wound Therapy…Medela AG · 2018 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K182409Applied Tissue Technologies PWD™ Platform Wound DressingApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC · 2019 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K191460PWD Platform Wound Dressing 3” x 5” OblongApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC · 2019 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K254019Wound Geni NPWT SystemBechtel Medical, Inc. · 2026 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K945062VacplusKinetic Concepts, Inc.1995—
−5K042134Versatile 1 Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated20042
−4K052456Modification to Versatile 1 Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated2005—
−3K061919Versatile 1 Ezcare Wound Vacuum SystemBlue Sky Medical Group Incorporated20071
−2K082211Renasys-F Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Foam Dressing KitsSmith & Nephew, Inc.20081
−1K110647Renasys Foam NPWT Wound Dressing Kits with Suction Pad; Renasys Gauze NPWT…Smith & Nephew, Inc.20116
0 (this device)K123507Kci NPWT Gauze DressingKci USA, Inc.2013—
+1K170088Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad…Medela AG20171
+2K172145Invia Foam Dressing Kits With FitPad, Invia Motion Negative Pressure Wound…Medela AG2018—
+2K182409Applied Tissue Technologies PWD™ Platform Wound DressingApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC2019—
+3K191460PWD Platform Wound Dressing 3” x 5” OblongApplied Tissue Technologies, LLC2019—
+3K254019Wound Geni NPWT SystemBechtel Medical, Inc.2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200610
200710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201520
201710
201820
201920
202220
202310
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K123507, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Top candidate predicates for a new OMP device

  1. #1 K260646 Renasys Edge (66803126)score 15.3 · 14 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K110647Renasys Foam NPWT Wound Dressing Kits with Suction Pad; Renasys Gauze NPWT Wound…
Summary page 1
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Smith & Nephew, Inc.20116

Also cleared against K110647: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (11)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K170088Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Foam Dressing Kits with FitPad, Invia Gauze…Medela AG20178
K143301NewEra Small REVA Kit, NewEra Medium REVA Kit, NewEra Large REVA KitIntegrated Healing Technologies20150
K142956NewEra Small Dome Kit, NewEra Medium Dome Kit, NewEra Large Dome KitIntegrated Healing Technologies20150

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 18 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.8 years on median.
  • 4 of the 9 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K170088 (Medela AG, 2017) has gone furthest, with 8 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K110647.

How does its category compare?

All OMP devices

OMP Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Powered Suction Pump: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OMP

5in 2025

2007: 62008: 82009: 82010: 62011: 62012: 112013: 112014: 102015: 202016: 192017: 112018: 132019: 152020: 62021: 92022: 102023: 82024: 92025: 52026 (partial year): 9
2007high 20 (2015) · low 5 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OMP

127in 2025

2007: 113 days median2008: 98 days median2009: 87 days median2010: 97 days median2011: 123 days median2012: 292 days median2013: 84 days median2014: 179 days median2015: 189 days median2016: 146 days median2017: 137 days median2018: 214 days median2019: 249 days median2020: 179 days median2021: 238 days median2022: 229 days median2023: 291 days median2024: 181 days median2025: 127 days median2026 (partial year): 141 days median
2007high 292 (2012) · low 84 (2013)2026

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

Recalls per year · OMP

2in 2024

2009: 72010: 32012: 12013: 22014: 42015: 12016: 22019: 12024: 2
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · OMP

140in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 792010: 802011: 1302012: 972013: 1692014: 2292015: 3782016: 3982017: 3682018: 4222019: 9942020: 3,6642021: 1,4222022: 2582023: 1432024: 1352025: 140
2007high 3,664 (2020) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OMP, 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
2007611301
200889801
2009887779
2010697380
201161230130
201211292197
201311842169
2014101794229
2015201891378
2016191462398
2017111370368
2018132140422
2019152491994
2020617903,664
2021923801,422
2022102290258
202382910143
202491812135
202551270140
202691410—

What is it indicated for?

The KCI NPWT Gauze Dressing is intended to be used with the following KCI Therapy Units (ActiV.A.C.0, lnfoV.A.C.0, V.AC. SimplicityTM, V.A.C.0 Freedom, V.AC. ATSO and V.A.C.Uta TM Therapy Systems). The system is intended to create an environment that promotes wound healing by secondary or tertiary (delayed primary) intention by preparing the wound bed for closure, reducing edema, promoting granulation tissue formation and perfusion, and by removing…

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The KCI NPWT Gauze Dressing is intended to be used with the following KCI Therapy Units (ActiV.A.C.0, lnfoV.A.C.0, V.AC. SimplicityTM, V.A.C.0 Freedom, V.AC. ATSO and V.A.C.Uta TM Therapy Systems). The system is intended to create an environment that promotes wound healing by secondary or tertiary (delayed primary) intention by preparing the wound bed for closure, reducing edema, promoting granulation tissue formation and perfusion, and by removing exudate and infectious material. Wound types include chronic, acute, traumatic, subacute and dehisced wounds, partial-thickness burns, ulcers (such as diabetic, pressure or venous insufficiency), flaps and grafts.

The KCl NPWT Gauze Dressing is not intended for use with instillation therapy, intermittent therapy or over closed incisions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K123507: Kci NPWT Gauze Dressing.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K123507

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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