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Purgo

K223328510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 30, 202230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.6500

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

Aeroclean Technologies, Inc. · FRA Purifier, Air, Ultraviolet, Medical

Cleared on Nov 30, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K213753 (Aeroclean Technologies, LLC, 2022) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 2003.

Decided
Nov 30, 2022
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K023830 (2003). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK023830 Airocide TI02Kes Science & Technology, Inc. · 2003
  2. 7 generations backK033448 Electro-Optical Air Sterilizer with IonizerJohn Mfg., Ltd. · 2004
  3. 6 generations backK052732 Abracair Air Cleaner, Model QTZ300-60; Abracair Air Cleaner, Model…Abracair, Inc. · 2006
  4. 5 generations backK161468 Transformair Indoor Air PurifierTransformair, LLC · 2017
  5. 4 generations backK200500 Molekule Air Pro RXMolekule, Inc. · 2020
  6. 3 generations backK202339 Molekule Air Mini, Molekule Air Mini +Molekule, Inc. · 2021
  7. 2 generations backK211194 Molekule Air ProMolekule, Inc. · 2021
  8. 1 generation backK213753 PurgoAeroclean Technologies, LLC · 2022
  9. This deviceK223328 PurgoAeroclean Technologies, Inc. · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K023830Airocide TI02Kes Science & Technology, Inc.2003—
−7K033448Electro-Optical Air Sterilizer with IonizerJohn Mfg., Ltd.2004—
−6K052732Abracair Air Cleaner, Model QTZ300-60; Abracair Air Cleaner, Model TI 100-30PAbracair, Inc.2006—
−5K161468Transformair Indoor Air PurifierTransformair, LLC2017—
−4K200500Molekule Air Pro RXMolekule, Inc.2020—
−3K202339Molekule Air Mini, Molekule Air Mini +Molekule, Inc.2021—
−2K211194Molekule Air ProMolekule, Inc.2021—
−1K213753PurgoAeroclean Technologies, LLC2022—
0 (this device)K223328PurgoAeroclean Technologies, Inc.2022—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K223328, 2003–2022Source: 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
*K213753Purgo
Summary page 4
…ūrgo™ Common Name Purifier, Air, Ultraviolet, Medical 510(k) Submitter / Holder AeroClean Technologies, Inc. 510(k) Number K213753 Regulation Number 21 CFR 880.6500 Classification Panel General Hospital Product Code…
Aeroclean Technologies, LLC2022—

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 19 years and passes through 7 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • None of the 8 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All FRA devices

FRA Purifier, Air, Ultraviolet, Medical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FRA

1in 2025

2014: 12017: 12020: 22021: 52022: 42023: 22024: 42025: 1
2007high 5 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRA

205in 2024

2021: 190 days median2022: 175 days median2024: 205 days median
2007high 205 (2024) · low 175 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRA

No recall names FRA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FRA

2in 2024

2015: 12021: 12022: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRA, 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
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20141—00
20150—01
20160—00
20171—00
20180—00
20190—00
20202—00
2021519001
2022417501
20232—00
2024420502
20251—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Pūrgo is a combination UV and air filtration device, equipped with UV-C LEDs and a True HEPA filter intended for the reduction of bacteria, virus, fungal spores, and particles in air for use in medical facilities and other indoor spaces. Pūrgo is non-sterile. Pūrgo has been demonstrated to remove the following organisms under the following exposure conditions: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis — 4.6 (45) at normal speed Bacillus globigii…

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Pūrgo is a combination UV and air filtration device, equipped with UV-C LEDs and a True HEPA filter intended for the reduction of bacteria, virus, fungal spores, and particles in air for use in medical facilities and other indoor spaces. Pūrgo is non-sterile.

Pūrgo has been demonstrated to remove the following organisms under the following exposure conditions:

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis — 4.6 (45) at normal speed

Bacillus globigii endospore — 4.1 (60) at normal speed

Escherichia coli — 5.4 (45) at normal speed

MS2 bacteriophage — 5.4 (60) at normal speed

SARS-CoV-2, BA.2 Omicron — 4.7 (60) at normal speed

Phi-X174 bacteriophage — 4.4 (45) at normal speed

Aspergillus spore — 4.3 (90) at normal speed

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K223328: Purgo.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K223328

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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