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The ZIP Accessory Shuttle for PleuraFlow System

K191733510(k) SpecialCleared Jul 26, 201928-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4780

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

Clearflow, Inc. · OTK Wound Drain Catheter System

Cleared on Jul 26, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K163139 (Clearflow, Inc., 2016) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1997.

Decided
Jul 26, 2019
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OTK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K973703 (1997). 6 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK973703 Jackson-Pratt Hemaduct Wound Drain, Jackson-Pratt Gold Hemaduct…Allegiance Healthcare Corp. · 1997
  2. 4 generations backK052286 Deutsch Anti-Blockage Wound DrainThe Catheter Exchange, Inc. · 2005
  3. 3 generations backK093565 Pleuraflow Catheter SystemClear Catheter Systems · 2010
  4. 2 generations backK150042 PleuraFlow SystemClearflow, Inc. · 2015
  5. 1 generation backK163139 PleuraFlow System with FlowGlideClearflow, Inc. · 2016
  6. This deviceK191733 The ZIP Accessory Shuttle for PleuraFlow SystemClearflow, Inc. · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K973703Jackson-Pratt Hemaduct Wound Drain, Jackson-Pratt Gold Hemaduct Wound DrainAllegiance Healthcare Corp.1997—
−4K052286Deutsch Anti-Blockage Wound DrainThe Catheter Exchange, Inc.2005—
−3K093565Pleuraflow Catheter SystemClear Catheter Systems2010—
−2K150042PleuraFlow SystemClearflow, Inc.2015—
−1K163139PleuraFlow System with FlowGlideClearflow, Inc.2016—
0 (this device)K191733The ZIP Accessory Shuttle for PleuraFlow SystemClearflow, Inc.2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K191733, 1997–2019Source: 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
*K163139PleuraFlow System with FlowGlide
Summary page 5
…p Product Codes: OTK and GBX Predicate Device: Predicate device is the PleuraFlow System with FlowGlide (K163139) by ClearFlow, Inc. Device Description: THE ZIP accessory is a non-sterile reusable external, hand-held…
Clearflow, Inc.2016—

Also cleared against K163139: 1 other device →

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 22 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.5 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K163139.

How does its category compare?

All OTK devices

OTK Wound Drain Catheter System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OTK

1in 2021

2010: 12015: 12016: 22018: 12019: 12021: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OTK

Too few OTK 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OTK

No recall names OTK since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OTK

1in 2023

2013: 12015: 32016: 32017: 62019: 12020: 92021: 32022: 72023: 1
2007high 9 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OTK, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20101—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—01
20140—00
20151—03
20162—03
20170—06
20181—00
20191—01
20200—09
20211—03
20220—07
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

THE ZIP is an accessory to the PleuraFlow® System with FlowGlide®. It is indicated for use during cardiothoracic surgical procedures and chest trauma. Its Active Clearance Technology® proactively removes clots formed inside the chest tube to prevent or minimize chest tube occlusion with clot. A patent chest tube enables evacuation of blood and fluid from the operative site after closure of the surgical wound and reduces retained blood. The product is indicated for adult and pediatric patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients under clinical settings.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K191733: The ZIP Accessory Shuttle for PleuraFlow System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K191733

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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