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Vyntus Walk

K142959510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 20, 2015157-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2700

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

Carefusion Germany 234 GmbH · DQA Oximeter

Cleared on Mar 20, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K092324 (Viasys Healthcare GmbH, 2009) after a 157-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2000.

Decided
Mar 20, 2015
Review
157 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K000648 (2000). 6 ancestors in all, the oldest K980876 (1998). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2009: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestorK000648 · Spiro Pro · Erich Jaeger GmbH · 2000K031515 · Spiropro SPO2 · Viasys Healthcare GmbH · 2003K092324 · Spiropro · Viasys Healthcare GmbH · 200919952000200520102015
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 2 other ancestors K092324 · Spiropro · Viasys Healthcare GmbH · 2009K031515 · Spiropro SPO2 · Viasys Healthcare GmbH · 2003K000648 · Spiro Pro · Erich Jaeger GmbH · 20000
  1. Root · 3 generations backK000648 Spiro ProErich Jaeger GmbH · 2000
  2. 2 generations backK031515 Spiropro SPO2Viasys Healthcare GmbH · 2003
  3. 1 generation backK092324 SpiroproViasys Healthcare GmbH · 2009
  4. This deviceK142959 Vyntus WalkCarefusion Germany 234 GmbH · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K000648Spiro ProErich Jaeger GmbH2000—
−2K031515Spiropro SPO2Viasys Healthcare GmbH2003—
−1K092324SpiroproViasys Healthcare GmbH2009—
0 (this device)K142959Vyntus WalkCarefusion Germany 234 GmbH2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200010
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K142959, 2000–2015Source: 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
*K092324Spiropro
Summary page 6
…74 Cardiovascular Part 870 Code DQA 5.8 Reason for Premarket Notification • New Medical App 5.9 Legally predicate marketed devices • SpiroPro K092324 Code DQA, BTY 5.10 Predicate Device Company • VIASYS (now CareFusion Germany 234 GmbH) 5.11 Device Description…
Viasys Healthcare GmbH2009—

Also cleared against K092324: 2 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)

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 15 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.5 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K092324.

How does its category compare?

All DQA devices

DQA Oximeter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DQA

15in 2025

2007: 202008: 222009: 352010: 292011: 152012: 142013: 152014: 112015: 132016: 142017: 92018: 182019: 192020: 152021: 102022: 202023: 132024: 142025: 152026 (partial year): 8
2007high 35 (2009) · low 9 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQA

182in 2025

2007: 122 days median2008: 97 days median2009: 117 days median2010: 127 days median2011: 195 days median2012: 120 days median2013: 182 days median2014: 175 days median2015: 158 days median2016: 246 days median2017: 200 days median2018: 260 days median2019: 158 days median2020: 126 days median2021: 174 days median2022: 265 days median2023: 317 days median2024: 285 days median2025: 182 days median2026 (partial year): 187 days median
2007high 317 (2023) · low 97 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQA

3in 2024

2007: 62008: 52009: 292010: 42011: 12014: 22015: 12018: 322024: 3
2007high 32 (2018) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQA

399in 2025

2007: 3252008: 3122009: 2812010: 1852011: 1642012: 3222013: 4682014: 1,1242015: 2,0822016: 1,7752017: 1,1902018: 6942019: 5482020: 4262021: 5532022: 4782023: 3922024: 5452025: 399
2007high 2,082 (2015) · low 164 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQA, 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
2007201226325
200822975312
20093511729281
2010291274185
2011151951164
2012141200322
2013151820468
20141117521,124
20151315812,082
20161424601,775
2017920001,190
20181826032694
2019191580548
2020151260426
2021101740553
2022202650478
2023133170392
2024142853545
2025151820399
202681870—

What is it indicated for?

Vyntus Walk is a mobile medical application which is intended to be used on a mobile platform to collect and collate sequential pulse oximetry data during six minute walk tests (6MWT). Pulse oximetry data are collected from an external pulse oximeter, using Bluetooth connection. The mobile platform has access to a host computer with SQL database (SentrySuite) via a wireless network for further data evaluation and diagnosis. Patients as young as 4 years…

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Vyntus Walk is a mobile medical application which is intended to be used on a mobile platform to collect and collate sequential pulse oximetry data during six minute walk tests (6MWT). Pulse oximetry data are collected from an external pulse oximeter, using Bluetooth connection. The mobile platform has access to a host computer with SQL database (SentrySuite) via a wireless network for further data evaluation and diagnosis. Patients as young as 4 years of age and older can be tested providing they can cooperate with the test instructions. Measurements are performed under the direction of a physician in a hospital environment, physician’s office or similar setting (professional healthcare facilities).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K142959: Vyntus Walk.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K142959

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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