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Ostom-I Alert

K140938510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 10, 2014182-day reviewClass I21 CFR 876.5900

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

11 Health and Technologies, LLC · EXB Collector, Ostomy

Cleared on Oct 10, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K813269 (Hollister, Inc., 1981) after a 182-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1981. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 10, 2014
Review
182 days
Class
Class I
Product code
EXB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K813269 (1981). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2025: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant clearedK813269 · Two Piece Ostomy System · Hollister, Inc. · 198119801990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants K813269 · Two Piece Ostomy System · Hollister, Inc. · 19810
  1. Root · 1 generation backK813269 Two Piece Ostomy SystemHollister, Inc. · 1981
  2. This deviceK140938 Ostom-I Alert11 Health and Technologies, LLC · 2014
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK252140 Heylo™ SystemColoplast Corp. · 2025
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK181643 SmartBag (SmartPouch)11 Health Technologies Limited · 2018

Most influential descendants

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  • K252140Heylo™ SystemColoplast Corp. · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K181643SmartBag (SmartPouch)11 Health Technologies Limited · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K813269Two Piece Ostomy SystemHollister, Inc.1981—
0 (this device)K140938Ostom-I Alert11 Health and Technologies, LLC2014—
+1K252140Heylo™ SystemColoplast Corp.2025—
+1K181643SmartBag (SmartPouch)11 Health Technologies Limited2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201810
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140938, 1981–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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  1. #1 K252140 Heylo™ Systemscore 10.4 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K813269Two Piece Ostomy System
Summary page 5
…807.92(a)(3) Legally Marketed Equivalent Device K Number Product Name Manufacturer K813269 Two Piece Ostomy System Hollister, Inc DEVICE DESCRIPTION…
Hollister, Inc.1981—

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K252140Heylo™ SystemColoplast Corp.20250
K181643SmartBag (SmartPouch)11 Health Technologies Limited20180

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.
  • Of its descendants, K252140 (Coloplast Corp., 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All EXB devices

EXB Collector, Ostomy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EXB

1in 2025

2014: 12018: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EXB

Too few EXB 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · EXB

3in 2011

2008: 22011: 3
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EXB

20in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 52011: 42012: 72013: 1872014: 552015: 62016: 202017: 202018: 362019: 342020: 222021: 422022: 362023: 112024: 132025: 20
2007high 187 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EXB, 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
20070—00
20080—21
20090—01
20100—05
20110—34
20120—07
20130—0187
20141—055
20150—06
20160—020
20170—020
20181—036
20190—034
20200—022
20210—042
20220—036
20230—011
20240—013
20251—020
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The OSTOM-i™ Alert is intended to be used as an accessory to any ostomy bag by monitoring the filling of the bag which information is sent via Bluetooth to a tablet computer to warn healthcare personnel when a patient's bag is close to being full. The Tablet computer automatically captures the data as to the volume and timing of output for each patient. The OSTOM-i™ Alert is indicated for all patient populations. The sensor-based OSTOM-i™ Alert attaches…

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The OSTOM-i™ Alert is intended to be used as an accessory to any ostomy bag by monitoring the filling of the bag which information is sent via Bluetooth to a tablet computer to warn healthcare personnel when a patient's bag is close to being full. The Tablet computer automatically captures the data as to the volume and timing of output for each patient.

The OSTOM-i™ Alert is indicated for all patient populations.

The sensor-based OSTOM-i™ Alert attaches to any ostomy bag and is able to send messages via Bluetooth to a mobile app to warn patient when ostomy bag is close to being full. The sensor-based OSTOM-i™ Alert is intended to be used by the patient outside of the hospital environment.

The OSTOM-i™ Alert is indicated for all patient populations.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K140938: Ostom-I Alert.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140938

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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