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SAM IO Intraosseous Access System

K191488510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 21, 2019170-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5570

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

Sam® Medical Products, Inc. · FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen

Cleared on Nov 21, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K141117 (Vidacare, LLC, 2014) after a 170-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2014. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Nov 21, 2019
Review
170 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K141117 (2014). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K141117 · EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System · Vidacare, LLC · 2014 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK141117 EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion SystemVidacare, LLC · 2014 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK191488 SAM IO Intraosseous Access SystemSam® Medical Products, Inc. · 2019
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK240915 ZIEN IO Intraosseous Access SystemZien Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2024

Most influential descendants

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  • K240915ZIEN IO Intraosseous Access SystemZien Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2024 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K141117EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion SystemVidacare, LLC20143
0 (this device)K191488SAM IO Intraosseous Access SystemSam® Medical Products, Inc.2019—
+1K240915ZIEN IO Intraosseous Access SystemZien Medical Technologies, Inc.2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K191488, 2014–2024Source: 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
*K141117EZ-IO Intraosseous Infusion System
Summary page 4
…Predicate Device: EZ-IO® lntraosseous Infusion System, Vidacare Corporation (now owned by Teleflex, Inc. (K141117) DEVICE DESCRIPTION: The SAM IO™ Intraosseous Access System consists of a single use disposable intraosseous (IO) needle assemb…
Vidacare, LLC20143
†K980196MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc.1998Class I

Also cleared against K141117: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K240915ZIEN IO Intraosseous Access SystemZien Medical Technologies, Inc.20240

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?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K240915 (Zien Medical Technologies, Inc., 2024) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K141117.

How does its category compare?

All FMI devices

FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FMI

11in 2025

2007: 152008: 102009: 72010: 152011: 122012: 172013: 112014: 142015: 102016: 202017: 92018: 202019: 122020: 112021: 182022: 232023: 182024: 32025: 112026 (partial year): 12
2007high 23 (2022) · low 3 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMI

141in 2025

2007: 71 days median2008: 85 days median2009: 177 days median2010: 119 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 107 days median2013: 87 days median2014: 155 days median2015: 89 days median2016: 217 days median2017: 253 days median2018: 176 days median2019: 186 days median2020: 263 days median2021: 143 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 112 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 141 days median2026 (partial year): 119 days median
2007high 263 (2020) · low 71 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMI

1in 2024

2007: 22008: 42009: 32010: 792011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12017: 162019: 52020: 32021: 72023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 79 (2010) · low 0 (2016)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FMI

2,424in 2025

2007: 2082008: 1772009: 2632010: 2492011: 2402012: 2152013: 2552014: 2872015: 5672016: 9412017: 1,5472018: 2,3982019: 4,8962020: 4,2452021: 4,5322022: 4,8852023: 4,9862024: 4,0532025: 2,424
2007high 4,986 (2023) · low 177 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMI, 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
200715712208
200810854177
200971773263
20101511979249
2011121135240
2012171071215
201311871255
2014141553287
201510891567
2016202170941
20179253161,547
20182017602,398
20191218654,896
20201126334,245
20211814374,532
20222318904,885
20231811224,986
202439014,053
20251114102,424
2026121191 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The SAM IO™ Intraosseous Access System provides Intraosseous access in the proximal tibia, distal tibia and humeral

head (proximal humerus) of adults and pediatric patients, and the distal femur in pediatric patients when intravenous

access is difficult or impossible to obtain in emergent, urgent, or medically necessary cases for up to 24 hours.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K191488: SAM IO Intraosseous Access System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K191488

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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