510(k) · Cleared
ClearedFlowStar Analog Mixer Flowmeter
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Baldus Sedation GmbH & Co. KG · BZR Mixer, Breathing Gases, Anesthesia Inhalation
Cleared on Sep 14, 2023 after a 161-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
- Decided
- Sep 14, 2023
- Review
- 161 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- BZR
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
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.
Planning a device in BZR? 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 BZR device
- #1 K243917 F&P Optiflow Air/Oxygen Flow Sourcescore 12.1 · 9 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kept off the family tree | K970163 | FDA’s K970163 is Alpha MX (20)/Ultra PC (30) Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree | 1997 |
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.
How does its category compare?
All BZR devicesBZR Mixer, Breathing Gases, Anesthesia Inhalation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · BZR
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · BZR
203in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · BZR
No recall names BZR since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · BZR
13in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code BZR, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 4 | 203 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Indicated for administering an adjustable mixture of Nitrous Oxide analgesic gas and Oxygen to a conscious, spontaneously breathing patient
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K230987 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K230987: FlowStar Analog Mixer Flowmeter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K230987
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026