# K822971: Saliva Substitute

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Roxane Laboratories, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 16, 1982 after 39 days
- Product code: LFD (Saliva, Artificial)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K091419: Vicks Powershot Dry Throat & Mouth Relief (2009), 2 descendants of its own
- K110116: Xeros Dry Mouth Pump (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K173808: Voutia™ (2018), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K822971
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology