# K180131: Vicks RapidRead Digital Thermometer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kaz USA, Inc., A Helen of Troy Company
- Decided: Aug 14, 2018 after 209 days
- Product code: FLL (Continuous Measurement Thermometer)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.2910
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 9 generations back to K010462 (2001). 16 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K043110: Microlife Instant Digital Electronic Thermometer, Model MT18L1, Microlife Intellectual Property GmbH (2004) Summary page 4.
- K152975: VDT985US Vicks SmartTemp Thermometer, Kaz USA, Inc., A Helen of Troy Company (2016) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K202791: iHealth Clinical Digital Thermometer (2021), 1 descendant of its own
- K211352: Electronic Thermometer (XHF2001, XHF2002) (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Vicks® VDT972 RapidRead™ Digital Thermometer is a handheld, battery-powered, predictive, digital stick thermometer intended for the intermittent determination of human body temperature orally, rectally, or under the arm, in a home-use environment for people of all ages (infants, children, and adults). It is intended to be used with a single-use, disposable probe cover for all measurements.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K180131
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology