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Recalled · Class II · 2024

Spunguard Face Mask

K823078510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 7, 198380-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040Recalls 2

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

Kimberly-Clark Corp. · FXX Mask, Surgical

Cleared on Jan 7, 1983 after an 80-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 4 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jan 7, 1983
Review
80 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FXX
Recalls
2
Predicates
0

4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK823078 Spunguard Face MaskKimberly-Clark Corp. · 1983
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK093179 Medical Surgical Mask (HH1001), Respiratory Mask (HH1002)H&H Research Company · 2010
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK202139 Medical surgical maskGuangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd. · 2020
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK213450 Medical surgical mask (Black mask, Level 1 and Level 3)Guangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd. · 2022
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK202577 Medical Surgical Mask-Model MP002-5, MP002-6Jiangmen Sure&Me Medical Product Co., Ltd. · 2021

Most influential descendants

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  • K093179Medical Surgical Mask (HH1001), Respiratory Mask (HH1002)H&H Research Company · 2010 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K202139Medical surgical maskGuangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd. · 2020 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K213450Medical surgical mask (Black mask, Level 1 and Level 3)Guangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd. · 2022 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K202577Medical Surgical Mask-Model MP002-5, MP002-6Jiangmen Sure&Me Medical Product Co., Ltd. · 2021 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K823078Spunguard Face MaskKimberly-Clark Corp.1983—
+1K093179Medical Surgical Mask (HH1001), Respiratory Mask (HH1002)H&H Research Company2010—
+2K202139Medical surgical maskGuangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd.2020—
+3K213450Medical surgical mask (Black mask, Level 1 and Level 3)Guangdong Kingfa Sci. & Tech.Co., Ltd.2022—
+2K202577Medical Surgical Mask-Model MP002-5, MP002-6Jiangmen Sure&Me Medical Product Co., Ltd.2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201010
202010
202110
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K823078, 1983–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (4)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K093179Medical Surgical Mask (HH1001), Respiratory Mask (HH1002)H&H Research Company20103

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Nov 8, 2024Class IIZ-0729-2025Nonconforming Material/ComponentNot meeting the bioburden testing requirements of EN 14683 required for masks sold in Europe. Face masks sold in the United States are not required to meet this standard. However, if the standard is printed on the packaging, compliance is…
Nov 8, 2024Class IIZ-0728-2025Nonconforming Material/ComponentNot meeting the bioburden testing requirements of EN 14683 required for masks sold in Europe. Face masks sold in the United States are not required to meet this standard. However, if the standard is printed on the packaging, compliance is…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K093179 (H&H Research Company, 2010) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FXX devices

FXX Mask, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FXX

6in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 12010: 72011: 62012: 12013: 32014: 12015: 52016: 52017: 12018: 32019: 42020: 272021: 2182022: 912023: 222024: 152025: 62026 (partial year): 5
2007high 218 (2021) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FXX

123in 2025

2010: 144 days median2011: 137 days median2013: 219 days median2015: 298 days median2016: 268 days median2018: 119 days median2019: 124 days median2020: 113 days median2021: 162 days median2022: 113 days median2023: 139 days median2024: 263 days median2025: 123 days median2026 (partial year): 142 days median
2007high 298 (2015) · low 113 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · FXX

2in 2024

2019: 22023: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FXX

11in 2025

2007: 112008: 102009: 32010: 92011: 82012: 222013: 92014: 52015: 142016: 162017: 452018: 212019: 232020: 602021: 672022: 212023: 212024: 212025: 11
2007high 67 (2021) · low 3 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FXX, 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—011
20082—010
20091—03
2010714409
2011613708
20121—022
2013321909
20141—05
20155298014
20165268016
20171—045
20183119021
20194124223
202027113060
2021218162067
202291113021
202322139121
202415263221
20256123011
202651420—
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510(k) Report. “K823078: Spunguard Face Mask.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K823078

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026