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DripAssist Plus

K172242510(k) TraditionalCleared May 25, 2018303-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.2420

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

Shift Labs, Inc. · FLN Monitor, Electric For Gravity Flow Infusion Systems

Cleared on May 25, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K150687 (Shift Labs, 2015) after a 303-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2000. 1 of the 8 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.

Decided
May 25, 2018
Review
303 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FLN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K002211 (2000). 7 ancestors in all, the oldest K950766 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 8 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK002211 Colleague CX Volumetric Infusion Pump 2M8161 and Volumeteric…Baxter Healthcare Corp · 2000 · Recalled
  2. 3 generations backK012383 Gemini PC-1,PC-2, PC-2TX,PC-4, Signature Edition Infusion Pump (SE)…Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. 2 generations backK030136 Drip AlertDrip Alert, Inc. · 2003
  4. 1 generation backK150687 DripAssistShift Labs · 2015
  5. This deviceK172242 DripAssist PlusShift Labs, Inc. · 2018

Class I recalls in this family

View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K002211Colleague CX Volumetric Infusion Pump 2M8161 and Volumeteric Infusion Pump…Baxter Healthcare Corp20004
−3K012383Gemini PC-1,PC-2, PC-2TX,PC-4, Signature Edition Infusion Pump (SE), Medsystem…Alaris Medical Systems, Inc.2001Class I
−2K030136Drip AlertDrip Alert, Inc.2003—
−1K150687DripAssistShift Labs2015—
0 (this device)K172242DripAssist PlusShift Labs, Inc.2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
200110
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K172242, 2000–2018Source: 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.

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

  • Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
  • Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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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
*K150687DripAssist
Summary page 4
…Electronic monitor for gravity flow infusion systems CFR 880.2420 Product code: FLN Classification: Class II Medical Device Predicate Device: DripAssist K150687 Indications for use The DripAssist Plus is a device intended to be used with gravity infusions as a supplementary monitor that m…
Shift Labs2015—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 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.

  • K012383Gemini PC-1,PC-2, PC-2TX,PC-4, Signature Edition Infusion Pump (SE), Medsystem Iii Infusion (Msiii)…Alaris Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001 · 3 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 18 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.6 years on median.
  • 3 of the 7 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All FLN devices

FLN Monitor, Electric For Gravity Flow Infusion Systems: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FLN

1in 2018

2008: 12014: 12015: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FLN

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

Recalls per year · FLN

No recall names FLN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FLN

2in 2025

2017: 12018: 12022: 22025: 2
2007high 2 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FLN, 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
20081—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20141—00
20151—00
20160—00
20170—01
20181—01
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—02
20230—00
20240—00
20250—02
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The DripAssist Plus is a device intended to be used with gravity infusions as a supplementary monitor that measures the flow of fluid through a compatible drip chamber. The device is intended to be used with single-use intravascular administration sets uniquely identified as “compatible with DripAssist Plus.” 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 set infusion rate setting controlled through the IV administration set.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K172242: DripAssist Plus.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K172242

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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