510(k) · Cleared
ClearedLungFlow Basket Catheter
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Free Flow Medical, Inc. · KTI Bronchoscope Accessory
Cleared on Mar 12, 2026 as substantially equivalent to K020765 (Boston Scientific Corp, 2002) after an 86-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1996.
- Decided
- Mar 12, 2026
- Review
- 86 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KTI
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K962367 (1996). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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.
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Top candidate predicates for a new KTI device
- #1 K261274 EchoTip Ultra® Endobronchial HD Ultrasound…score 15.0 · 12 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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K020765 | Microvasive Zero Tip Airway Retrieval Basket, Models M00513200 and M00513210Summary page 4…Basket Catheter, is substantially equivalent to the predicate, Boston Scientific Corporation Microvasive® Zero Tip™ Airway Retrieval Basket cleared by FDA through 510(k) K020765. The subject device has the same intended use, indications for use, design, material, operational principles, and performance as… | 2002 |
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 30 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 23.9 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
- 1 other device also cites its predicate K020765.
How does its category compare?
All KTI devicesKTI Bronchoscope Accessory: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2026, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · KTI
5in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KTI
61in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KTI
1in 2018
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · KTI
198in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KTI, 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 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 | 12 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 140 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 1 | 14 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 3 | 137 | 0 | 131 |
| 2023 | 4 | 168 | 0 | 130 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 149 |
| 2025 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 198 |
| 2026 | 3 | 98 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The LungFlow Basket Catheter is intended to be used to endoscopically remove foreign bodies from the airway.
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/K254040 · printed Nov 6, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K254040: LungFlow Basket Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K254040
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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