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The BAG manual resuscitator and accessories

K251631510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 24, 2025180-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5915

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

Laerdal Medical AS · BTM Ventilator, Emergency, Manual (Resuscitator)

Cleared on Nov 24, 2025 after a 180-day review. The summary cites 3 numbers, none of which could be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).

Decided
Nov 24, 2025
Review
180 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BTM
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

The summary cites 3 numbers, none of which could be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K251631Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK183831The BAG manual resuscitator (Laerdal Medical AS)
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Kept off the family treeK163060FDA’s K163060 is Deep Conical (DC) Implants and Accessories
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Southern Implants (Pty), Ltd.2017—
Kept off the family treeK110277FDA’s K110277 is Rapidpoint 405 Neonatal Bilirubin
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics20115

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 BTM devices

BTM Ventilator, Emergency, Manual (Resuscitator): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · BTM

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 32010: 22011: 22012: 12015: 12016: 12018: 22021: 12022: 12023: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BTM

83in 2008

2008: 83 days median
2007high 83 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · BTM

9in 2024

2009: 232010: 32012: 13, 13 Class I2013: 3, 1 Class I2023: 92024: 9, 9 Class I2026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (24 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BTM

36in 2025

2007: 652008: 312009: 212010: 232011: 482012: 692013: 442014: 1082015: 362016: 922017: 562018: 562019: 462020: 262021: 422022: 352023: 462024: 332025: 36
2007high 108 (2014) · low 21 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BTM, 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
20072—065
2008383031
20090—2321
20102—323
20112—048
20121—13 (13)69
20130—3 (1)44
20140—0108
20151—036
20161—092
20170—056
20182—056
20190—046
20200—026
20211—042
20221—035
20231—946
20240—9 (9)33
20252—036
20261—1 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The BAG is indicated for patients requiring total or intermittent ventilatory support. Ventilation is possible with or without supplemental oxygen. The BAG is intended to be used in both pre-hospital and healthcare facility environments. The sizes versions also include indications for the patient population: Adult: The Adult model is intended for patients over 20 kg (44 Ibs). Pediatric: The Pediatric model is intended for patients 2.5 - 20 kg (5.5 - 44…

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The BAG is indicated for patients requiring total or intermittent ventilatory support. Ventilation is possible with or without supplemental oxygen. The BAG is intended to be used in both pre-hospital and healthcare facility environments.

The sizes versions also include indications for the patient population:

Adult: The Adult model is intended for patients over 20 kg (44 Ibs).

Pediatric: The Pediatric model is intended for patients 2.5 - 20 kg (5.5 - 44 Ibs).

Newborn: The Newborn model is intended for patients 2.5 - 5 kg (5.5 -11 Ibs).

The BAG PEEP Valve is indicated for patients in need of ventilatory support with positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). The BAG PEEP valves can be used for all patient sizes indicated for The BAG manual resuscitator. The BAG PEEP valve is intended to be used in both pre-hospital and healthcare facility environments.

The BAG Manometer is indicated for measuring the gas pressure provided to a patient requiring total or intermittent ventilatory support. The BAG Manometer can be used for all patient sizes indicated for The BAG manual resuscitator. The BAG Manometer is intended to be used in both pre-hospital and healthcare facility environments.

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. “K251631: The BAG manual resuscitator and accessories.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K251631

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026