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Downs Cap Flow Generator

K811393510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 9, 198122-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5330

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

Vital Signs, Inc. · BZR Mixer, Breathing Gases, Anesthesia Inhalation

Cleared on Jun 9, 1981 after a 22-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 of the 16 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 15 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 9, 1981
Review
22 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BZR
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

15 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 1 of the 16 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 3 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK811393 Downs Cap Flow GeneratorVital Signs, Inc. · 1981
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 14 of its ownK982283 Whisperflow Oxygen Flow Generator - Adjustable Model WF 8500…Caradyne, Ltd. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK080692 Macs Cpap SystemAiron Corporation · 2008
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK092085 Ispira Resuscitation UnitNeoforce Group, Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK013884 Boussignac C.P.a.P. DeviceVygon SA · 2003
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK102649 Neopop Infant Resuscitator with Flow MeterNeoforce Group, Inc. · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12003: 22008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 32013: 32014: 1
1999high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K982283Whisperflow Oxygen Flow Generator - Adjustable Model WF 8500 Whisperflow Oxygen Flow…Caradyne, Ltd. · 1999 · cites it directly14descendants
  • K080692Macs Cpap SystemAiron Corporation · 2008 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K092085Ispira Resuscitation UnitNeoforce Group, Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on4descendants
  • K013884Boussignac C.P.a.P. DeviceVygon SA · 2003 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K102649Neopop Infant Resuscitator with Flow MeterNeoforce Group, Inc. · 2011 · 4 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K811393Downs Cap Flow GeneratorVital Signs, Inc.1981—
+1K982283Whisperflow Oxygen Flow Generator - Adjustable Model WF 8500 Whisperflow…Caradyne, Ltd.1999—
+2K080692Macs Cpap SystemAiron Corporation2008—
+3K092085Ispira Resuscitation UnitNeoforce Group, Inc.2009—
+2K013884Boussignac C.P.a.P. DeviceVygon SA2003—
+4K102649Neopop Infant Resuscitator with Flow MeterNeoforce Group, Inc.2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200320
200820
200920
201010
201130
201331
201410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K811393, 1981–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. 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. #1 K243917 F&P Optiflow Air/Oxygen Flow Sourcescore 12.1 · 9 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (15)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K982283Whisperflow Oxygen Flow Generator - Adjustable Model WF 8500 Whisperflow Oxygen Flow…Caradyne, Ltd.199914

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K123957Pneupac Parapac PlusSmiths Medical International, Ltd. · 2013 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2013 descendants bar of FIG. 16 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K982283 (Caradyne, Ltd., 1999) has gone furthest, with 14 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All BZR devices

BZR Mixer, Breathing Gases, Anesthesia Inhalation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · BZR

1in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22015: 12016: 12018: 12021: 12023: 42024: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BZR

203in 2023

2023: 203 days median
2007high 203 (2023)2026

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

2007: 152008: 202009: 42010: 222011: 112012: 272013: 182014: 112015: 392016: 302017: 222018: 242019: 262020: 152021: 332022: 152023: 192024: 182025: 13
2007high 39 (2015) · low 4 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BZR, 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—015
20081—020
20091—04
20101—022
20112—011
20122—027
20130—018
20140—011
20151—039
20161—030
20170—022
20181—024
20190—026
20200—015
20211—033
20220—015
20234203019
20241—018
20251—013
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K811393: Downs Cap Flow Generator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K811393

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026