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Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff, Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff

K173044510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 20, 201753-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1120

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

Ningbo Albert Novosino Co., Ltd. · DXQ Blood Pressure Cuff

Cleared on Nov 20, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K152465 (Shenzhen Vistar Medical Supplies Co., Ltd., 2015) and 1 other predicate after a 53-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1979.

Decided
Nov 20, 2017
Review
53 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DXQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K790810 (1979). 12 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2015: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1992: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestorK790810 · Disposa-Cuf · Crest Medical Equipment · 1979K974080 · Critikon Soft Blood Pressure Cuff · Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK120364 · Unimed Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff · Unimed Medical Supplies, Inc. · 2012×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K151290 (2015), K152465 (2015) 1980199020002010
  1. Root · 5 generations backK790810 Disposa-CufCrest Medical Equipment · 1979
  2. 4 generations backK974080 Critikon Soft Blood Pressure CuffJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 3 generations backK120364 Unimed Disposable Blood Pressure CuffUnimed Medical Supplies, Inc. · 2012
  4. 2 generations backK151290 Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff, Reusable Blood Pressure CuffXuzhou Maicuff Technology Co., Ltd. · 2015
  5. 1 generation backK152465 Disposable Blood Pressure CuffShenzhen Vistar Medical Supplies Co., Ltd. · 2015
  6. This deviceK173044 Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff, Disposable Blood Pressure CuffNingbo Albert Novosino Co., Ltd. · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K790810Disposa-CufCrest Medical Equipment1979—
−4K974080Critikon Soft Blood Pressure CuffJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.19981
−3K120364Unimed Disposable Blood Pressure CuffUnimed Medical Supplies, Inc.2012—
−2K151290Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff, Reusable Blood Pressure CuffXuzhou Maicuff Technology Co., Ltd.2015—
−1K152465Disposable Blood Pressure CuffShenzhen Vistar Medical Supplies Co., Ltd.2015—
0 (this device)K173044Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff, Disposable Blood Pressure CuffNingbo Albert Novosino Co., Ltd.2017—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199110
199210
199410
200210
201110
201510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K173044, 1979–2017Source: 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.

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Top candidate predicates for a new DXQ device

  1. #1 K254287 Medline Reusable Blood Pressure Cuffscore 13.3 · 7 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K152465Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff
Summary page 4
…s: Applicant Device name 510(k) Number Product code Shenzhen Vistar Medical Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff K152465 DXQ Supplies Co., Ltd.…
Shenzhen Vistar Medical Supplies Co., Ltd.2015—
*K152468Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff
Summary page 5
…, P.R. China K173044 Page 2 of 6 Shenzhen Vistar Medical Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff K152468 DXQ Supplies Co., Ltd. 6. Device Description The proposed device is an accessory used in conjunction with noninv…
Shenzhen Vistar Medical Supplies Co., Ltd.2015—

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 38 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.2 years on median.
  • 2 of the 12 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All DXQ devices

DXQ Blood Pressure Cuff: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DXQ

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 72009: 52010: 22011: 52012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 102016: 42017: 22018: 52019: 32020: 32021: 42022: 42023: 52024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 10 (2015) · low 2 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DXQ

174in 2025

2008: 118 days median2009: 57 days median2011: 121 days median2012: 102 days median2014: 105 days median2015: 59 days median2016: 217 days median2018: 225 days median2019: 44 days median2020: 207 days median2021: 105 days median2022: 105 days median2023: 79 days median2025: 174 days median2026 (partial year): 102 days median
2007high 225 (2018) · low 44 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · DXQ

1in 2025

2011: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DXQ

20in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 22010: 12011: 52012: 72013: 92014: 92015: 232016: 502017: 672018: 442019: 412020: 52021: 122022: 32023: 202024: 152025: 20
2007high 67 (2017) · low 1 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DXQ, 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
20072—03
2008711804
200955702
20102—01
2011512115
2012410207
20132—09
2014410509
20151059023
20164217050
20172—067
20185225044
2019344041
2020320705
20214105012
2022410503
2023579020
20242—015
20253174120
202641020—

What is it indicated for?

The REUSABLE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF is an accessory used in conjunction with noninvasive blood pressure measurement systems. The cuff is non-sterile and may be reused. It is available in infant, pediatric and adult sizes.

The DISPOSABLE BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF is an accessory used in conjunction with noninvasive blood pressure measurement systems. The cuff is non-sterile and for single-patient use. It is available in neonatal, pediatric and adult sizes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K173044: Reusable Blood Pressure Cuff, Disposable Blood Pressure Cuff.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K173044

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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