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SafeAir combi (SFR-combi-US)

K223932510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 26, 2023117-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

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

Lina Medical Aps · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Apr 26, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K143161 (Covidien, 2014) after a 117-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
Apr 26, 2023
Review
117 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K944602 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK944602 Valleylab Force FXValleylab, Inc. · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK143161 Force FX-8(S), Force FX-8C (S), Force FX-8CA (S)Covidien · 2014
  3. This deviceK223932 SafeAir combi (SFR-combi-US)Lina Medical Aps · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K944602Valleylab Force FXValleylab, Inc.1995—
−1K143161Force FX-8(S), Force FX-8C (S), Force FX-8CA (S)Covidien2014—
0 (this device)K223932SafeAir combi (SFR-combi-US)Lina Medical Aps2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K223932, 1995–2023Source: 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
*K143161Force FX-8(S), Force FX-8C (S), Force FX-8CA (S)
Summary page 4
…ccessories Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4400, Class II Classification Product Code: GEI, FYD Predicate Device: K143161: Covidien Force FX Generators Reference Predicate: K182224: LiNA Medical Smoke Evacuator compact Device Description: S…
Covidien2014—
†K182224SafeAir Smoke Evacuator compactLina Medical Aps2019—

Also cleared against K143161: 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 28 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 19.5 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K143161.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, 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
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—

What is it indicated for?

The SafeAir Combi is an electrosurgical generator containing an integrated surgical smoke evacuator. The unit is intended to deliver high frequency energy for cutting and/or coagulating tissues using monopolar and bipolar tools in surgical procedures. When used with an electrosurgical pencil capable of surgical smoke evacuation, the console is also intended to remove and filtrate smoke generated during electrosurgical procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K223932: SafeAir combi (SFR-combi-US).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K223932

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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