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Versarate Flow Rate Controler

K123729510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 21, 201216-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5440

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

Emed Technologies Corporation · FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular

Cleared on Dec 21, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K890489 (Baxter Healthcare Corp, 1989) after a 16-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989.

Decided
Dec 21, 2012
Review
16 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FPA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K890489 (1989). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K890489 · Extension Set W/Flow Regulator · Baxter Healthcare Corp · 1989198519901995200020052010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK890489 Extension Set W/Flow RegulatorBaxter Healthcare Corp · 1989
  2. This deviceK123729 Versarate Flow Rate ControlerEmed Technologies Corporation · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K890489Extension Set W/Flow RegulatorBaxter Healthcare Corp1989—
0 (this device)K123729Versarate Flow Rate ControlerEmed Technologies Corporation2012—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K123729, 1989–2012Source: 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
*K890489Extension Set W/Flow Regulator
Summary page 1
…ravascular infusion of fluids to be delivered to the patient in a precise manner for no longer than 72 hours. Predicate Device(s) Baxter Extension Set wlFlow Regulator (K890489) Device Description The EMED VersaRateTM Flow Rate Controller is a disposable device allowing users to adjust the flow rate of f…
Baxter Healthcare Corp1989—

Also cleared against K890489: 1 other device →

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.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K890489.

How does its category compare?

All FPA devices

FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FPA

11in 2025

2007: 162008: 182009: 102010: 232011: 122012: 212013: 132014: 222015: 172016: 122017: 172018: 42019: 72020: 102021: 132022: 142023: 142024: 72025: 112026 (partial year): 5
2007high 23 (2010) · low 4 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FPA

225in 2025

2007: 75 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 166 days median2010: 120 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 89 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 195 days median2017: 240 days median2018: 177 days median2019: 161 days median2020: 327 days median2021: 186 days median2022: 213 days median2023: 340 days median2024: 244 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 266 days median
2007high 340 (2023) · low 75 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · FPA

98in 2025

2007: 172008: 152009: 1662010: 582011: 282012: 16, 4 Class I2013: 642014: 242015: 62016: 102017: 132018: 42019: 132020: 1072021: 12022: 9, 5 Class I2023: 12, 4 Class I2024: 13, 1 Class I2025: 98, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 10, 2 Class I
2007high 166 (2009) · low 1 (2021)2026

Class I (17 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FPA

34,506in 2025

2007: 1,4992008: 1,9412009: 2,5122010: 2,5372011: 4,4072012: 4,9302013: 4,6512014: 4,6952015: 6,6252016: 8,4702017: 6,4622018: 6,5742019: 11,2272020: 9,5632021: 10,4142022: 13,3932023: 10,9162024: 47,2102025: 34,506
2007high 47,210 (2024) · low 1,499 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FPA, 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
20071675171,499
20081889151,941
2009101661662,512
201023120582,537
20111287284,407
2012219616 (4)4,930
20131390644,651
20142289244,695
20151712366,625
201612195108,470
201717240136,462
2018417746,574
201971611311,227
2020103271079,563
202113186110,414
2022142139 (5)13,393
20231434012 (4)10,916
2024724413 (1)47,210
20251122598 (1)34,506
2026526610 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The VersaRateTM Flow Rate Controller is intended for use in the intravascular infusion of fluids to be delivered to the patient in a precise manner for no longer than 72 hours.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K123729: Versarate Flow Rate Controler.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K123729

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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