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Conchasmart Breathing Circuit

K140556510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 24, 2014203-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5450

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

Teleflex, Inc. · BTT Humidifier, Respiratory Gas, (Direct Patient Interface)

Cleared on Sep 24, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K031383 (Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc., 2003) after a 203-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1988.

Decided
Sep 24, 2014
Review
203 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BTT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K881625 (1988). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK881625 Conchatherm Iii Plus Dual Heat Wire Servo ControllRespiratory Care, Inc. · 1988
  2. 1 generation backK031383 MODEL 780Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK140556 Conchasmart Breathing CircuitTeleflex, Inc. · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K881625Conchatherm Iii Plus Dual Heat Wire Servo ControllRespiratory Care, Inc.1988—
−1K031383MODEL 780Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc.20033
0 (this device)K140556Conchasmart Breathing CircuitTeleflex, Inc.2014—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140556, 1988–2014Source: 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
*K031383MODEL 780
Summary page 4
…esthesiology E. Predicate Device This submission demonstrates substantial equivalence to the following predicate device: • Hudson RCI Heated Wire Circuit – K031383 F. Device Description ConchaSmart and ISO-GARD breathing circuits provide a conduit for respiratory gases between the patient…
Hudson Respiratory Care, Inc.20033

Also cleared against K031383: 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?

  • The line of descent spans 26 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 15.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K031383.

How does its category compare?

All BTT devices

BTT Humidifier, Respiratory Gas, (Direct Patient Interface): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · BTT

4in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 12010: 42011: 32012: 22013: 62014: 72015: 12016: 32017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 72024: 72025: 42026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2014) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BTT

104in 2025

2007: 73 days median2008: 199 days median2010: 113 days median2011: 116 days median2013: 171 days median2014: 231 days median2016: 157 days median2017: 303 days median2022: 290 days median2023: 258 days median2024: 219 days median2025: 104 days median2026 (partial year): 184 days median
2007high 303 (2017) · low 73 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · BTT

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 12010: 22011: 12014: 5, 4 Class I2025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2014) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BTT

1,743in 2025

2007: 3652008: 4562009: 5582010: 5622011: 6652012: 5832013: 7182014: 7182015: 6702016: 1,0942017: 1,0072018: 9182019: 8942020: 1,1882021: 1,5102022: 7492023: 7162024: 5012025: 1,743
2007high 1,743 (2025) · low 365 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BTT, 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
20076731365
200841991456
20091—0558
201041132562
201131161665
20122—0583
201361710718
201472315 (4)718
20151—0670
2016315701,094
2017330301,007
20182—0918
20191—0894
20202—01,188
20212—01,510
202232900749
202372580716
202472190501
2025410411,743
202641841—

What is it indicated for?

The ConchaSmart and ISO-GARD Breathing Circuits are intended for adult patients in professional healthcare facilities as a conduit for respiratory gas between a patient and a ventilator and includes heated wire(s) for use with the Hudson RCI Neptune Heated Humidifier. The heated wires are intended to aid in maintaining the set patient temperature and minimize condensation in the breathing circuit.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K140556: Conchasmart Breathing Circuit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140556

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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