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Medinet Incentive Spirometers - Respiprogram

K160837510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 23, 2017335-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5690

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

Medinet Srl · BWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (Incentive)

Cleared on Feb 23, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K133873 (Besmed Health Business Corp, 2014) after a 335-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1978.

Decided
Feb 23, 2017
Review
335 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BWF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K781831 (1978). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK781831 Spirometer, Incentive Catalog # 1750Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co. · 1978
  2. 1 generation backK133873 Triball Incentive SpirometerBesmed Health Business Corp · 2014
  3. This deviceK160837 Medinet Incentive Spirometers - RespiprogramMedinet Srl · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K781831Spirometer, Incentive Catalog # 1750Hudson Oxygen Therapy Sales Co.1978—
−1K133873Triball Incentive SpirometerBesmed Health Business Corp2014—
0 (this device)K160837Medinet Incentive Spirometers - RespiprogramMedinet Srl2017—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160837, 1978–2017Source: 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
*K133873Triball Incentive Spirometer
Summary page 4
…Number code BESMED Health Business TriBall incentive spirometer K133873 BWF Corp. 4. Device Description The RESPIPROGRAM is an inspiratory device used as breathing exerc…
Besmed Health Business Corp2014—

Also cleared against K133873: 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 39 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 35.3 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K133873.

How does its category compare?

All BWF devices

BWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (Incentive): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · BWF

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 22010: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BWF

281in 2019

2014: 105 days median2016: 149 days median2017: 136 days median2019: 281 days median
2007high 281 (2019) · low 105 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · BWF

1in 2020

2020: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · BWF

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 52011: 392012: 52013: 192014: 52015: 162016: 62017: 72018: 72019: 162020: 52021: 92022: 82024: 112025: 3
2007high 39 (2011) · low 0 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BWF, 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
20071—01
20080—02
20092—03
20101—05
20110—039
20120—05
20131—019
2014310505
20151—016
2016314906
2017313607
20181—07
20193281016
20201—15
20211—09
20221—08
20232—00
20241—011
20251—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

MEDINET INCENTIVE SPIROMETER — RESPIPROGRAM is intended as an inspiratory deep breathing positive exerciser.

MEDINET INCENTIVE SPIROMETER - RESPIPROGRAM is intended for single-patient, single use in a hospital or home care setting.

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. “K160837: Medinet Incentive Spirometers - Respiprogram.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160837

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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