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Servo Guard

K182862510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 21, 2019375-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5260

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

Maquet Critical Care AB · CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-Circuit

Cleared on Oct 21, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K030071 (Maquet, Inc., 2004) after a 375-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1987.

Decided: Oct 21, 2019
Review: 375 days
Class: Class II
Product code: CAH
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K871366 (1987). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK871366 Siemens Main Flow Bacteria FilterSiemens Elema AB · 1987
1 generation backK030071 Servo Guard, Model 64 81 290 EH88EMaquet, Inc. · 2004
This deviceK182862 Servo GuardMaquet Critical Care AB · 2019

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K871366	Siemens Main Flow Bacteria Filter	Siemens Elema AB	1987	—
−1	K030071	Servo Guard, Model 64 81 290 EH88E	Maquet, Inc.	2004	—
0 (this device)	K182862	Servo Guard	Maquet Critical Care AB	2019	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2001	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182862, 1987–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K030071	Servo Guard, Model 64 81 290 EH88E Summary page 4 …Legally marketed devices to which equivalence is being claimed 510(k) # Servo Guard Model number 64 81 290 EH88E K030071 Indications for Use The Servo Guard is a bacterial/viral filter for applications in respiratory care. The filter is intended to…	Maquet, Inc.	2004	—

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 32 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 17.0 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All CAH devices

CAH Filter, Bacterial, Breathing-Circuit: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CAH

2in 2024

2007high 5 (2010) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAH

237in 2023

2007high 281 (2011) · low 111 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAH

1in 2025

2007high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (7 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAH

77in 2025

2007high 98 (2014) · low 9 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	2	—	0	32
2008	1	—	0	27
2009	4	111	0	18
2010	5	216	2	40
2011	3	281	0	9
2012	3	212	0	16
2013	1	—	1	47
2014	4	250	1	98
2015	2	—	0	51
2016	0	—	0	34
2017	1	—	1	29
2018	0	—	0	33
2019	2	—	0	30
2020	2	—	0	33
2021	2	—	0	56
2022	3	204	6 (6)	67
2023	3	237	0	40
2024	2	—	0	51
2025	0	—	1 (1)	77
2026	2	—	0	—

What is it indicated for?

The Servo Guard is a bacterial/viral filter for applications in respiratory care. The filter is intended to be used in patient circuits to reduce the spread of viruses and bacteria from patient to patient/personnel and to protect the patient circuits and ventilators from contamination. The filter shall only be used with the ventilators Servo-u, Servo-n, Servo-i and Servo-s.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K182862 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K182862: Servo Guard.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182862

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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