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FlowMet

K192966510(k) SpecialCleared Jan 10, 202079-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2100

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

Laser Associated Sciences, Inc. · DPW Flowmeter, Blood, Cardiovascular

Cleared on Jan 10, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K182494 (Laser Associated Sciences, Inc., 2019) after a 79-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1991.

Decided
Jan 10, 2020
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DPW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K905232 (1991). 7 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK905232 Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3Moor Instruments, Ltd. · 1991
  2. 5 generations backK980383 Mooorldi Laser Doppler ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 1998
  3. 4 generations backK032841 Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2003
  4. 3 generations backK063586 Moorflpi Full-Field Laser Perfusion ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2007
  5. 2 generations backK120884 Pericam PsiPerimed AB · 2012
  6. 1 generation backK182494 FlowMet-RLaser Associated Sciences, Inc. · 2019
  7. This deviceK192966 FlowMetLaser Associated Sciences, Inc. · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K905232Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3Moor Instruments, Ltd.1991—
−5K980383Mooorldi Laser Doppler ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd.1998—
−4K032841Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd.2003—
−3K063586Moorflpi Full-Field Laser Perfusion ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd.2007—
−2K120884Pericam PsiPerimed AB2012—
−1K182494FlowMet-RLaser Associated Sciences, Inc.2019—
0 (this device)K192966FlowMetLaser Associated Sciences, Inc.2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K192966, 1991–2020Source: 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
*K182494FlowMet-R
Summary page 6
…K192966 Class: II Classification Regulation: 870.2100 Product Code: DPW 510(k) No. K182494 Device Description Intended Use / Indications for Use The FlowMet™ is a non-invasive probe that is affixed to the f…
Laser Associated Sciences, Inc.2019—

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 29 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.6 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All DPW devices

DPW Flowmeter, Blood, Cardiovascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DPW

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 12010: 22011: 42012: 12013: 22015: 32016: 12018: 22019: 32020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DPW

119in 2025

2011: 89 days median2015: 275 days median2019: 169 days median2022: 136 days median2025: 119 days median
2007high 275 (2015) · low 89 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DPW

1in 2025

2007: 42010: 12012: 12017: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DPW

6in 2025

2009: 12011: 12013: 32014: 82015: 122016: 12017: 22019: 32020: 42021: 62022: 12023: 22024: 42025: 6
2007high 12 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DPW, 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
20071—40
20081—00
20090—01
20102—10
201148901
20121—10
20132—03
20140—08
20153275012
20161—01
20170—12
20182—00
2019316903
20202—04
20212—06
2022313601
20231—02
20241—04
2025311916
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The FlowMet is a non-invasive probe that is affixed to the fingers or toes and intended to quantify tissue blood flow rate.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K192966: FlowMet.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K192966

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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