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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2015

Pulmosal

K130091510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 13, 201357-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5630Recalls 1

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

Pharmacaribe · CAF Nebulizer (Direct Patient Interface)

Cleared on Mar 13, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K101424 (Pharmacaribe, 2010) and 1 other predicate after a 57-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1984. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 13, 2013
Review
57 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CAF
Recalls
1
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K841988 (1984). 12 ancestors in all, the oldest K840943 (1984). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2012: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor1988: 2 other ancestors1987: 1 other ancestor1984: 2 other ancestorsK841988 · Arm-a-Vial LV Sodium, Chloride Inhalat · Armour Pharmaceutical Co. · 1984K972778 · Dey Vial Sodium Chloride 3% · Dey Laboratories, Inc. · 1997K070498 · Hyper Sal · Pari Innovative Manufacturers, Inc. · 2007K101424 · Pharmacaribe Inhaled Saline Solutions · Pharmacaribe · 201019801985199019952000200520102015
  1. Root · 4 generations backK841988 Arm-a-Vial LV Sodium, Chloride InhalatArmour Pharmaceutical Co. · 1984
  2. 3 generations backK972778 Dey Vial Sodium Chloride 3%Dey Laboratories, Inc. · 1997
  3. 2 generations backK070498 Hyper SalPari Innovative Manufacturers, Inc. · 2007
  4. 1 generation backK101424 Pharmacaribe Inhaled Saline SolutionsPharmacaribe · 2010
  5. This deviceK130091 PulmosalPharmacaribe · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K841988Arm-a-Vial LV Sodium, Chloride InhalatArmour Pharmaceutical Co.1984—
−3K972778Dey Vial Sodium Chloride 3%Dey Laboratories, Inc.1997—
−2K070498Hyper SalPari Innovative Manufacturers, Inc.2007—
−1K101424Pharmacaribe Inhaled Saline SolutionsPharmacaribe2010—
0 (this device)K130091PulmosalPharmacaribe2013—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198420
198710
198820
199710
199810
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K130091, 1984–2013Source: 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
*K101424Pharmacaribe Inhaled Saline Solutions
Summary page 1
…ns - 0.9%, 3%, 3.5%, 6%, 7%, and 10% with a pH of 7.4 Predicate Device: PharmaCaribe - Sodium Inhalation solutions - K 101424 Device Description: The proposed inhaled saline solutions are in 0.9%, 3%, 3.5%, 6%, 7%, and 10% concentrations with a pH of 7.4…
Pharmacaribe2010—
*K113033Sodium Chlorde Inhalation Solution, 0.9% Usp-3ML
Summary page 3
…utions 3%, 3.5%, 6%, 7% and 10% 3%, 3.5%, 6%, 7% and 10% 0.9% 0.9% -K 113033 -Nephron Pharma - USP pH PH 7.…
Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp.2012—

Also cleared against K101424: 3 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)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Dec 29, 2015Class IIZ-0795-2016Error in labelingVials were labeled as USP 7% Hypertonic saline instead of PulmoSal 7% (pH+)

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 29 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.5 years on median.
  • None of the 12 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K101424.

How does its category compare?

All CAF devices

CAF Nebulizer (Direct Patient Interface): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CAF

7in 2025

2007: 182008: 122009: 82010: 102011: 102012: 92013: 92014: 92015: 82016: 52017: 82018: 92019: 32020: 62021: 82022: 42023: 82024: 42025: 72026 (partial year): 2
2007high 18 (2007) · low 3 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAF

211in 2025

2007: 98 days median2008: 123 days median2009: 163 days median2010: 114 days median2011: 157 days median2012: 126 days median2013: 238 days median2014: 151 days median2015: 186 days median2016: 186 days median2017: 253 days median2018: 161 days median2019: 266 days median2020: 219 days median2021: 324 days median2022: 176 days median2023: 279 days median2024: 251 days median2025: 211 days median
2007high 324 (2021) · low 98 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAF

1in 2018

2007: 12011: 12014: 52015: 32016: 12017: 14, 13 Class I2018: 1
2007high 14 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (13 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAF

191in 2025

2007: 262008: 112009: 152010: 372011: 2372012: 1382013: 2172014: 1232015: 1662016: 2012017: 2562018: 1622019: 1852020: 1172021: 1612022: 552023: 1072024: 1022025: 191
2007high 256 (2017) · low 11 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAF, 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
20071898126
200812123011
20098163015
201010114037
2011101571237
201291260138
201392380217
201491515123
201581863166
201651861201
2017825314 (13)256
201891611162
201932660185
202062190117
202183240161
20224176055
202382790107
202442510102
202572110191
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

PharmaCaribe inhaled saline solutions are used in conjunction with a nebulizer. The contents of these vials are for the induction of sputum production where sputum production is indicated.

Concentrations of 0.9%, 3%, 3.5%, 6%, 7%, and 10% with a pH of 7.4

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K130091: Pulmosal.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K130091

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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