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Cleared

Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software

K222048510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 6, 202256-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5725

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

Baxter Healthcare Corporation · FRN Pump, Infusion

Cleared on Sep 6, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K220417 (Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 2022) after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1990. 6 of the 14 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 6, 2022
Review
56 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K904518 (1990). 11 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 6 of the 14 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK904518 Volumetric Infusion PumpKendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK994375 Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. 5 generations backK011975 Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 4 generations backK042121 Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl. · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  5. 3 generations backK133801 Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug LibraryBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2014 · Recalled (Class I)
  6. 2 generations backK173084 Spectrum IQ Infusion System, Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2018 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. 1 generation backK220417 Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2022
  8. This deviceK222048 Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2022
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK230041 Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2023 · Recalled (Class I)
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK251636 Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software (3570009)Baxter Healthcare Corporation · 2025 · Recalled

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K230041Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2023 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K251636Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software (3570009)Baxter Healthcare Corporation · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K904518Volumetric Infusion PumpKendall Mcgaw Laboratories, Inc.199037
−6K994375Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc.2000Class I
−5K011975Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc.2001Class I
−4K042121Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl.2004Class I
−3K133801Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug LibraryBaxter Healthcare Corporation2014Class I
−2K173084Spectrum IQ Infusion System, Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation2018Class I
−1K220417Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation2022—
0 (this device)K222048Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation2022—
+1K230041Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation2023Class I
+2K251636Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software (3570009)Baxter Healthcare Corporation20251

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199510
200010
200310

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202311
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K222048, 1990–2025Source: 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.

6 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new FRN device

  1. #1 K253703 RemunityPRO+ Pump for Remodulin®…score 12.6 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K220417Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software
Summary page 5
…Predicate Device(s) Device Company Predicate 510(k) Clearance Date Spectrum IQ Infusion Baxter Healthcare K220417 04/29/2022 System with Dose IQ Corporation Safety Software DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE:…
Baxter Healthcare Corporation2022—

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K230041Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software Class IBaxter Healthcare Corporation20231

Has anything in its family been recalled? (6 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K173084Spectrum IQ Infusion System, Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2018 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K133801Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug LibraryBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2014 · 3 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K042121Spectrum and Spectrum with Master Drug LibrarySigma Intl. · 2004 · 4 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 13 Class I recalls
  • K011975Horizon Outlook with DosecomB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2001 · 5 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K994375Horizon LightB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 2000 · 6 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K230041Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety SoftwareBaxter Healthcare Corporation · 2023 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 32 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.0 years on median.
  • 7 of the 11 ancestors have a recall of any class; 5 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K230041 (Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 2023) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FRN devices

FRN Pump, Infusion: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FRN

8in 2025

2007: 122008: 82009: 92010: 32011: 32012: 42013: 62014: 62015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 62023: 72024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 2
2007high 12 (2007) · low 1 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRN

172in 2025

2007: 102 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 93 days median2011: 103 days median2012: 217 days median2013: 312 days median2014: 172 days median2015: 232 days median2016: 301 days median2017: 305 days median2018: 267 days median2022: 268 days median2023: 265 days median2024: 103 days median2025: 172 days median
2007high 312 (2013) · low 66 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRN

7in 2025

2007: 152008: 242009: 1022010: 372011: 692012: 42, 2 Class I2013: 22, 3 Class I2014: 4, 3 Class I2015: 52016: 7, 1 Class I2017: 132018: 12019: 18, 1 Class I2020: 16, 5 Class I2021: 3, 2 Class I2022: 22023: 16, 10 Class I2024: 9, 4 Class I2025: 7, 4 Class I2026 (partial year): 11, 2 Class I
2007high 102 (2009) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (37 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FRN

52,792in 2025

2007: 1,0862008: 8,2612009: 1,9522010: 6,1332011: 41,3672012: 15,4822013: 40,0822014: 94,1802015: 26,7422016: 16,5602017: 12,0602018: 16,5912019: 15,8502020: 94,1862021: 199,3422022: 888,0202023: 165,8382024: 57,7302025: 52,792
2007high 888,020 (2022) · low 1,086 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRN, 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
200712102151,086
2008889248,261
20099661021,952
2010393376,133
201131036941,367
2012421742 (2)15,482
2013631222 (3)40,082
201461724 (3)94,180
20153232526,742
201633017 (1)16,560
201733051312,060
20183267116,591
20192—18 (1)15,850
20201—16 (5)94,186
20212—3 (2)199,342
202262682888,020
2023726516 (10)165,838
202451039 (4)57,730
202581727 (4)52,792
20262—11 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

The SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library is intended to be used for the controlled administration of fluids. These may include pharmaceutical drugs, blood, and blood products. The intended routes of administration consist of the following clinically accepted routes: intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous, epidural or irrigation of fluid space. The SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library is intended to be used in conjunction…

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The SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library is intended to be used for the controlled administration of fluids. These may include pharmaceutical drugs, blood, and blood products. The intended routes of administration consist of the following clinically accepted routes: intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous, epidural or irrigation of fluid space. The SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump with Master Drug Library is intended to be used in conjunction with legally marketed and compatible intravenous administration sets and medications provided by the user.

The Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software is suitable for a variety of patient care environments such as, but not limited to, hospitals and outpatient care areas.

The Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to reduce operator interaction through guided programming, including a way to automate the programming of infusion parameters and documentation of infusion therapies. This automation is intended to reduce pump programming errors and increase accuracy of infusion documentation.

The Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used by trained healthcare professionals.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K222048: Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K222048

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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