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Cleared

Suction Tips

K832520510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 20, 198373-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4800

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

Wells Johnson Co. · GEA Cannula, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Oct 20, 1983 after a 73-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 10 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Oct 20, 1983
Review: 73 days
Class: Class I
Product code: GEA
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

10 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

This deviceK832520 Suction TipsWells Johnson Co. · 1983
Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK973268 Microaire Power Aspiration Device Pad SystemMicroaire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · 1997 · Recalled
Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK984363 XPS Tissue Aspiration System, XPS Straightshot or Model 2000…Xomed, Inc. · 1999
Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK040239 Supraflow ConsoleNeomedix Corp. · 2004 · Recalled
Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK992855 XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System or XPS PowersculptXomed, Inc. · 2000
Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK080845 Orwell Fluid Collection and Disposal SystemCardinalhealth · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1997high 2 (1997) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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K973268Microaire Power Aspiration Device Pad SystemMicroaire Surgical Instruments, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly4descendants
K984363XPS Tissue Aspiration System, XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider SystemXomed, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly3descendants
K040239Supraflow ConsoleNeomedix Corp. · 2004 · 2 generations on2descendants
K992855XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System or XPS PowersculptXomed, Inc. · 2000 · cites it directly2descendants
K080845Orwell Fluid Collection and Disposal SystemCardinalhealth · 2008 · 3 generations on1descendant

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K832520	Suction Tips	Wells Johnson Co.	1983	—
+1	K973268	Microaire Power Aspiration Device Pad System	Microaire Surgical Instruments, Inc.	1997	1
+1	K984363	XPS Tissue Aspiration System, XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider…	Xomed, Inc.	1999	—
+2	K040239	Supraflow Console	Neomedix Corp.	2004	1
+1	K992855	XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System or XPS Powersculpt	Xomed, Inc.	2000	—
+3	K080845	Orwell Fluid Collection and Disposal System	Cardinalhealth	2008	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1997	2	0
1999	2	0
2000	1	0
2001	1	0
2003	1	0
2004	1	0
2008	1	0
2009	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K832520, 1983–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

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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? (10)

5 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K973268	Microaire Power Aspiration Device Pad System	Microaire Surgical Instruments, Inc.	1997	4
K984363	XPS Tissue Aspiration System, XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System	Xomed, Inc.	1999	3
K992855	XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System or XPS Powersculpt	Xomed, Inc.	2000	2
K992282	Micro-France Liposuction Cannulas	Xomed, Inc.	1999	0
K972958	Lysonix TTD Delta Scavenger Suction/Aspiration Cannulas Lysonix Infusion Diamond Cannulas	Lysonix, Inc.	1997	0

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?

Of its descendants, K973268 (Microaire Surgical Instruments, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEA devices

GEA Cannula, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEA

FDA has decided no GEA device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEA

Too few GEA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GEA

1in 2024

2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GEA

71in 2025

2007high 158 (2020) · low 3 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	—	0	7
2008	—	1	15
2009	—	0	14
2010	—	0	14
2011	—	0	11
2012	—	0	3
2013	—	0	7
2014	—	0	8
2015	—	0	11
2016	—	0	63
2017	—	0	46
2018	—	0	58
2019	—	0	62
2020	—	0	158
2021	—	0	149
2022	—	0	83
2023	—	0	74
2024	—	1	98
2025	—	0	71
2026	—	0	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K832520 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K832520: Suction Tips.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K832520

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