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CO2 Sampling Line

K181981510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 6, 2019196-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.1400

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

Tylenol Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. · CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase

Cleared on Feb 6, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K151421 (Salter Labs, 2016) after a 196-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1986. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Feb 6, 2019
Review
196 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CCK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K863703 (1986). 7 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1989: 2 other ancestors1987: 2 other ancestors1986: 1 other ancestor2025: 1 descendant clearedK863703 · Salter Labs Model 4000 Nasal CO2 Sample Line · Salter Labs · 1986K151421 · Nasal CO2 Sample Line, Oral Nasal CO2 Sampling Cannula, O2 Oral/Nasal Co2 Cannula, Sample Lines · Salter Labs · 20161990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 5 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K151421 · Nasal CO2 Sample Line, Oral Nasal CO2 Sampling Cannula, O2 Oral/Nasal Co2 Cannula, Sample Lines · Salter Labs · 2016K863703 · Salter Labs Model 4000 Nasal CO2 Sample Line · Salter Labs · 19860
  1. Root · 2 generations backK863703 Salter Labs Model 4000 Nasal CO2 Sample LineSalter Labs · 1986
  2. 1 generation backK151421 Nasal CO2 Sample Line, Oral Nasal CO2 Sampling Cannula, O2…Salter Labs · 2016
  3. This deviceK181981 CO2 Sampling LineTylenol Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. · 2019
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK251216 0184 CO2 Sampling line; 0184T CO2 Sampling line; 0139 CO2 Sampling…Barbaras Development, Inc. · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K2512160184 CO2 Sampling line; 0184T CO2 Sampling line; 0139 CO2 Sampling line; 0182 CO2…Barbaras Development, Inc. · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K863703Salter Labs Model 4000 Nasal CO2 Sample LineSalter Labs1986—
−1K151421Nasal CO2 Sample Line, Oral Nasal CO2 Sampling Cannula, O2 Oral/Nasal Co2…Salter Labs2016—
0 (this device)K181981CO2 Sampling LineTylenol Medical Instruments Co., Ltd.2019—
+1K2512160184 CO2 Sampling line; 0184T CO2 Sampling line; 0139 CO2 Sampling line; 0182…Barbaras Development, Inc.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198610
198720
198920

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K181981, 1986–2025Source: 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
*K151421Nasal CO2 Sample Line, Oral Nasal CO2 Sampling Cannula, O2 Oral/Nasal Co2 Cannula…
Summary page 4
…ion Name: Carbon dioxide gas analyzer Product Code: CCK Regulatory Class: Class II Predicate Device(s): K151421- Nasal CO2 Sample Line; O2 Delivery/CO2 Sampling Nasal Cannula; Oral/Nasal CO2 Sampling…
Salter Labs2016—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K2512160184 CO2 Sampling line; 0184T CO2 Sampling line; 0139 CO2 Sampling line; 0182 CO2…Barbaras Development, Inc.20250

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 33 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 29.4 years on median.
  • 2 of the 7 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K251216 (Barbaras Development, Inc., 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CCK devices

CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CCK

3in 2025

2007: 52008: 32009: 32010: 32011: 22012: 72013: 42014: 92015: 52016: 22017: 52018: 62019: 72020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 9 (2014) · low 2 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CCK

169in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 248 days median2009: 101 days median2010: 125 days median2012: 150 days median2013: 132 days median2014: 166 days median2015: 105 days median2017: 134 days median2018: 296 days median2019: 261 days median2020: 188 days median2021: 227 days median2022: 226 days median2023: 555 days median2024: 592 days median2025: 169 days median2026 (partial year): 224 days median
2007high 592 (2024) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CCK

1in 2022

2008: 12009: 192010: 42011: 142012: 32013: 2, 1 Class I2015: 12018: 52019: 7, 7 Class I2020: 12022: 1
2007high 19 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CCK

1,259in 2025

2007: 72008: 202009: 212010: 122011: 182012: 132013: 282014: 512015: 1142016: 882017: 582018: 632019: 1412020: 2,3022021: 2,2722022: 2,4752023: 1,6372024: 1,2162025: 1,259
2007high 2,475 (2022) · low 7 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CCK, 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
200755607
20083248120
200931011921
20103125412
20112—1418
20127150313
201341322 (1)28
20149166051
201551051114
20162—088
20175134058
20186296563
201972617 (7)141
2020418812,302
2021422702,272
2022322612,475
2023455501,637
2024359201,216
2025316901,259
202632240—

What is it indicated for?

The CO2 Sample Lines are intended to be used where exhaled gas is monitored.

The intended population: Patients requiring expired gas monitoring, adult to pediatrics

The intended environment of use:Hospital-OR, sub-acute, and pre-hospital settings

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. “K181981: CO2 Sampling Line.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181981

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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