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Sapphire Infusion Pump

K161667510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 27, 2017284-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5725

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

Q Core Medical, Ltd. · FRN Pump, Infusion

Cleared on Mar 27, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K141389 (Q Core Medical, Ltd., 2014) after a 284-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1990. 6 of the 25 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 27, 2017
Review
284 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K904518 (1990). 22 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 6 of the 25 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2004: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall12008: 1 other ancestor2006: 1 other ancestor2003: 3 other ancestors2002: 3 other ancestors2000: 2 other ancestors2001: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall11996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor2020: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12023: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K111275 · Cadd Solis Vip Ambulatory Infusion Pump and Cadd Solis Medication Safety Software · Smiths Medical Asd, Inc. · 2013 · Class I recallK904518 · Volumetric Infusion Pump · Kendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc. · 1990 · recalledK994375 · Horizon Light · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · Class I recallK011975 · Horizon Outlook with Dosecom · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Class I recallK042121 · Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug Library · Sigma Intl. · 2004 · Class I recallK123049 · Sapphire Infusion Pump · Q Core Medical, Ltd. · 2013K141389 · Sapphire Infusion Pump · Q Core Medical, Ltd. · 20141990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall13 generations back: 5 other ancestors4 generations back: 8 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations back: 1 other ancestor6 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant, 1 with a Class I recall12 generations forward: 1 descendant K141389 · Sapphire Infusion Pump · Q Core Medical, Ltd. · 2014K123049 · Sapphire Infusion Pump · Q Core Medical, Ltd. · 2013K042121 · Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug Library · Sigma Intl. · 2004 · Class I recallK011975 · Horizon Outlook with Dosecom · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Class I recallK994375 · Horizon Light · B.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · Class I recallK904518 · Volumetric Infusion Pump · Kendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc. · 1990 · recalled−50
  1. Root · 6 generations backK904518 Volumetric Infusion PumpKendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. 5 generations backK994375 Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. 4 generations backK011975 Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 3 generations backK042121 Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl. · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  5. 2 generations backK123049 Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2013
  6. 1 generation backK141389 Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2014
  7. This deviceK161667 Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2017
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK192860 Sapphire Infusion Pump, Sapphire administration setsQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2020 · Recalled (Class I)
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK213744 Avoset Infusion Pump SystemEitan Medical, Ltd. · 2023

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K192860Sapphire Infusion Pump, Sapphire administration setsQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2020 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K213744Avoset Infusion Pump SystemEitan Medical, Ltd. · 2023 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K904518Volumetric Infusion PumpKendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc.199037
−5K994375Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc.2000Class I
−4K011975Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc.2001Class I
−3K042121Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl.2004Class I
−2K123049Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd.2013—
−1K141389Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd.2014—
0 (this device)K161667Sapphire Infusion PumpQ Core Medical, Ltd.2017—
+1K192860Sapphire Infusion Pump, Sapphire administration setsQ Core Medical, Ltd.2020Class I
+2K213744Avoset Infusion Pump SystemEitan Medical, Ltd.2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199510
199610
200020
200111
200230
200330
200421
200610
200810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202011
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K161667, 1990–2023Source: 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.

6 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

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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
*K141389Sapphire Infusion Pump
Summary page 4
…Pump MRZ – Infusion Pump Accessories Device Class: Class II Primary Predicate Device: K141389 Sapphire Infusion Pump Reference Device: K111275 CADD®-Solis VIP Ambulatory Infusion Pump Device Descript…
Q Core Medical, Ltd.2014—
†K111275Cadd Solis Vip Ambulatory Infusion Pump and Cadd Solis Medication Safety SoftwareSmiths Medical Asd, Inc.2013Class I

Also cleared against K141389: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K192860Sapphire Infusion Pump, Sapphire administration sets Class IQ Core Medical, Ltd.20201

Has anything in its family been recalled? (6 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K042081Plum a+ Infusion System with Hospira Mednet Software , and Plum a+3 Infusion System with Hospira Mednet…Hospira, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations back · ◆ in the 2004 ancestors bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K042121Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl. · 2004 · 3 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 13 Class I recalls
  • K011975Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · 4 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K011442Abbott Plum a+Infusion Pump, Model 11971Abbott Laboratories · 2001 · 4 generations back · ◆ in the 2001 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K994375Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · 5 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K192860Sapphire Infusion Pump, Sapphire administration setsQ Core Medical, Ltd. · 2020 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.9 years on median.
  • 13 of the 22 ancestors have a recall of any class; 5 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K192860 (Q Core Medical, Ltd., 2020) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K141389.

How does its category compare?

All FRN devices

FRN Pump, Infusion: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FRN

8in 2025

2007: 122008: 82009: 92010: 32011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 62023: 72024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 2
2007high 12 (2007) · low 1 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRN

172in 2025

2007: 102 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 93 days median2011: 103 days median2012: 217 days median2013: 312 days median2014: 172 days median2015: 232 days median2016: 301 days median2017: 305 days median2018: 267 days median2022: 268 days median2023: 265 days median2024: 103 days median2025: 172 days median
2007high 312 (2013) · low 66 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRN

7in 2025

2007: 152008: 242009: 1022010: 372011: 692012: 42, 2 Class I2013: 22, 3 Class I2014: 4, 3 Class I2015: 52016: 7, 1 Class I2017: 132018: 12019: 18, 1 Class I2020: 16, 5 Class I2021: 3, 2 Class I2022: 22023: 16, 10 Class I2024: 9, 4 Class I2025: 7, 4 Class I2026 (partial year): 11, 2 Class I
2007high 102 (2009) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (37 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FRN

52,792in 2025

2007: 1,0862008: 8,2612009: 1,9522010: 6,1332011: 41,3672012: 15,4822013: 40,0822014: 94,1802015: 26,7422016: 16,5602017: 12,0602018: 16,5912019: 15,8502020: 94,1862021: 199,3422022: 888,0202023: 165,8382024: 57,7302025: 52,792
2007high 888,020 (2022) · low 1,086 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRN, 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
200712102151,086
2008889248,261
20099661021,952
2010393376,133
201131036941,367
2012421742 (2)15,482
2013631222 (3)40,082
201461724 (3)94,180
20153232526,742
201633017 (1)16,560
201733051312,060
20183267116,591
20192—18 (1)15,850
20201—16 (5)94,186
20212—3 (2)199,342
202262682888,020
2023726516 (10)165,838
202451039 (4)57,730
202581727 (4)52,792
20262—11 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The Q Core Sapphire Infusion Pump is intended for controlled delivery through intravascular, subcutaneous, intra-arterial and epidural routes. The pump is designed to deliver saline, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), lipids, IV medication, epidural medication, blood and blood products. The Sapphire Infusion Pump includes the following infusion modes for all intended uses: Continuous, Intermittent, TPN, PCA, Multi-step, and Epidural. The pump is intended…

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The Q Core Sapphire Infusion Pump is intended for controlled delivery through intravascular, subcutaneous, intra-arterial and epidural routes. The pump is designed to deliver saline, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), lipids, IV medication, epidural medication, blood and blood products.

The Sapphire Infusion Pump includes the following infusion modes for all intended uses: Continuous, Intermittent, TPN, PCA, Multi-step, and Epidural.

The pump is intended to be used by both licensed health care professionals in a clinical environment, and home users in an ambulatory environment and in pre-hospital medical air and ground transportation.

The dedicated Q Core administration sets for the Sapphire Infusion Pump are intended for single-patient use and single-use only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K161667: Sapphire Infusion Pump.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K161667

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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