# K150687: DripAssist

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Shift Labs
- Decided: Oct 13, 2015 after 210 days
- Product code: FLN (Monitor, Electric For Gravity Flow Infusion Systems)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.2420
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K002211 (2000). 6 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030136: Drip Alert, Drip Alert, Inc. (2003) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K172242: DripAssist Plus (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DripAssist is a device intended to be used as a supplementary monitor that measures the flow of fluid through the drip chamber of a standard IV administration set. Sensors measure the flow rate and calculations are performed to convert the drip rate to ml/hr measurement and total volume. An alarm is available to alert the user if the drip rate deviates from the infusion rate setting controlled through the IV administration set.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K150687
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology