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NP Medical nPulse K150 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector, nPulse Neutral displacement needle free connector, nPulse K150 Needle Free Connector

K220288510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 19, 2023442-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5440

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

Np Medical, Inc. · FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular

Cleared on Apr 19, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K130023 (Np Medical, Inc., 2013) after a 442-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2013.

Decided
Apr 19, 2023
Review
442 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FPA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K130023 (2013). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K130023 · K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector · Np Medical, Inc. · 20132010201520202025
K130023 · K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector · Np Medical, Inc. · 20130
  1. Root · 1 generation backK130023 K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free ConnectorNp Medical, Inc. · 2013
  2. This deviceK220288 NP Medical nPulse K150 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector…Np Medical, Inc. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K130023K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free ConnectorNp Medical, Inc.2013—
0 (this device)K220288NP Medical nPulse K150 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector, nPulse…Np Medical, Inc.2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K220288, 2013–2023Source: 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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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
*K130023K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector
Summary page 4
…egulatory Class: Class II Product Code: FPA III. PREDICATE DEVICE (Previously Cleared Device) NP Medical K100 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector (K130023) IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION The nPulse K150 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector is a single patient use, sterile, non-pyro…
Np Medical, Inc.2013—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All FPA devices

FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FPA

11in 2025

2007: 162008: 182009: 102010: 232011: 122012: 212013: 132014: 222015: 172016: 122017: 172018: 42019: 72020: 102021: 132022: 142023: 142024: 72025: 112026 (partial year): 5
2007high 23 (2010) · low 4 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FPA

225in 2025

2007: 75 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 166 days median2010: 120 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 89 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 195 days median2017: 240 days median2018: 177 days median2019: 161 days median2020: 327 days median2021: 186 days median2022: 213 days median2023: 340 days median2024: 244 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 266 days median
2007high 340 (2023) · low 75 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · FPA

98in 2025

2007: 172008: 152009: 1662010: 582011: 282012: 16, 4 Class I2013: 642014: 242015: 62016: 102017: 132018: 42019: 132020: 1072021: 12022: 9, 5 Class I2023: 12, 4 Class I2024: 13, 1 Class I2025: 98, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 10, 2 Class I
2007high 166 (2009) · low 1 (2021)2026

Class I (17 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FPA

34,506in 2025

2007: 1,4992008: 1,9412009: 2,5122010: 2,5372011: 4,4072012: 4,9302013: 4,6512014: 4,6952015: 6,6252016: 8,4702017: 6,4622018: 6,5742019: 11,2272020: 9,5632021: 10,4142022: 13,3932023: 10,9162024: 47,2102025: 34,506
2007high 47,210 (2024) · low 1,499 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FPA, 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
20071675171,499
20081889151,941
2009101661662,512
201023120582,537
20111287284,407
2012219616 (4)4,930
20131390644,651
20142289244,695
20151712366,625
201612195108,470
201717240136,462
2018417746,574
201971611311,227
2020103271079,563
202113186110,414
2022142139 (5)13,393
20231434012 (4)10,916
2024724413 (1)47,210
20251122598 (1)34,506
2026526610 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The nPulse™ neutral displacement connector is a single patient use, sterile, nonpyrogenic device for needleless access to the IV line and/or IV catheter during IV therapy. The nPulse™ connector can be used for direct injection, intermittent infusion, continuous infusion, or aspiration.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K220288: NP Medical nPulse K150 Neutral Displacement Needle Free Connector, nPulse Neutral displacement needle free connector, nPulse K150 Needle Free Connector.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K220288

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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