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SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compact

K182224510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 7, 2019175-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.5070

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

Lina Medical Aps · FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical

Cleared on Feb 7, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K131402 (Buffalo Filter Co., Inc., 2014) after a 175-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1993.

Decided
Feb 7, 2019
Review
175 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FYD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K924732 (1993). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK924732 Porta Plumesafe (TM) 601 Smoke Evacuation SystemBuffalo Filter Co., Inc. · 1993
  2. 3 generations backK053464 Service Manager SM40SEConmed Integrated Systems, Canada, Ulc · 2006
  3. 2 generations backK091139 Conmed Aer Defense Smoke EvacuatorConmed Corporation · 2009
  4. 1 generation backK131402 Visiclear Smoke Evacuation SystemBuffalo Filter Co., Inc. · 2014
  5. This deviceK182224 SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compactLina Medical Aps · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K924732Porta Plumesafe (TM) 601 Smoke Evacuation SystemBuffalo Filter Co., Inc.1993—
−3K053464Service Manager SM40SEConmed Integrated Systems, Canada, Ulc2006—
−2K091139Conmed Aer Defense Smoke EvacuatorConmed Corporation2009—
−1K131402Visiclear Smoke Evacuation SystemBuffalo Filter Co., Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K182224SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compactLina Medical Aps2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182224, 1993–2019Source: 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 FYD device

  1. #1 K240127 PlumeSafe X5 Smoke Management Systemscore 8.7 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K131402Visiclear Smoke Evacuation System
Summary page 4
…D Panel: General and Plastic Surgery Devices Regulation Number: 21CFR 878.5070 Predicate Device: Visiclear Smoke Evacuation System – K131402 Device Description SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compact is a device with a vacuum pump that aspirates and filtrates the surgical smok…
Buffalo Filter Co., Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K131402: 3 other devices →

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 26 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.9 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K131402.

How does its category compare?

All FYD devices

FYD Apparatus, Exhaust, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FYD

2in 2024

2009: 12014: 12015: 12017: 12018: 12019: 32020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 2
2007high 3 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FYD

71in 2019

2019: 71 days median
2007high 71 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · FYD

3so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2010: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FYD

15in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 52010: 392011: 1502012: 1202013: 1422014: 712015: 212016: 22017: 32018: 52019: 112020: 112021: 202022: 462023: 192024: 112025: 15
2007high 150 (2011) · low 2 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FYD, 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—03
20080—04
20091—05
20100—139
20110—0150
20120—0120
20130—0142
20141—071
20151—021
20160—02
20171—03
20181—05
2019371011
20201—011
20211—020
20221—046
20230—019
20242—011
20250—015
20260—3—

What is it indicated for?

SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compact is designed to remove and filter smoke generated during electrosurgical and laser procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182224: SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compact.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182224

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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