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Recalled · 2011

Hand Held Pheumatic Powered (Disposable) Nebulizer

K870027510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 16, 198770-day reviewClass I21 CFR 868.5640Recalls 1

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

Salter Labs · CCQ Nebulizer, Medicinal, Non-Ventilatory (Atomizer)

Cleared on Mar 16, 1987 after a 70-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 16 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 16, 1987
Review
70 days
Class
Class I
Product code
CCQ
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

16 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 3 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK870027 Hand Held Pheumatic Powered (Disposable) NebulizerSalter Labs · 1987
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK961476 Salterlabs 8960 Series Nebulizer (8960/8961/8966/8984)Salter Labs · 1996 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK014056 Salter Labs Modified Nebutech NebulizerSalter Labs · 2002
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK031908 MED2000 Spa Nebulizer Compressors, Models P1 and P2, with Nebulizer…Med2000 S.R.L. · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK962879 Salterlabs 8660 Series NebulizerSalter Labs · 1996 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK123527 AirlifeCare Fusion · 2013

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 32002: 12004: 32005: 12007: 12008: 22009: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12023: 1
1996high 3 (1996) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K961476Salterlabs 8960 Series Nebulizer (8960/8961/8966/8984)Salter Labs · 1996 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K014056Salter Labs Modified Nebutech NebulizerSalter Labs · 2002 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K031908MED2000 Spa Nebulizer Compressors, Models P1 and P2, with Nebulizer, and MED2000 Spa…Med2000 S.R.L. · 2004 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K962879Salterlabs 8660 Series NebulizerSalter Labs · 1996 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K123527AirlifeCare Fusion · 2013 · 2 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K870027Hand Held Pheumatic Powered (Disposable) NebulizerSalter Labs1987—
+1K961476Salterlabs 8960 Series Nebulizer (8960/8961/8966/8984)Salter Labs19961
+2K014056Salter Labs Modified Nebutech NebulizerSalter Labs2002—
+2K031908MED2000 Spa Nebulizer Compressors, Models P1 and P2, with Nebulizer, and…Med2000 S.R.L.2004—
+1K962879Salterlabs 8660 Series NebulizerSalter Labs19961
+2K123527AirlifeCare Fusion2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199630
200210
200430
200510
200710
200820
200910
201110
201210
201310
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K870027, 1987–2023Source: 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? (16)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K961476Salterlabs 8960 Series Nebulizer (8960/8961/8966/8984)Salter Labs19966
K962879Salterlabs 8660 Series NebulizerSalter Labs19964
K112824Quality Life Technologies Compressor NebulizerQuality Life Technologies Co;Ltd20120
K102454I-Neb Aad System with Tim; I-Neb Insight Aad SystemRespironics Respiratory Drug Delivery (Uk), Ltd.20110
K072163Happyneb II, Happyneb Iii, Speedy, Nebby Plus and Myneb, Model 53A Health Care S.R.L.20080
K962085Salter Labs 8990 Series NebulizerSalter Labs19960

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 25, 2011Not classifiedZ-0108-2012Equipment maintenanceA small number of oxygen mask components were found to have 100% obstructed airways rendering them incapable of delivering oxygen to patients undergoing respiration therapy.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K961476 (Salter Labs, 1996) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CCQ devices

CCQ Nebulizer, Medicinal, Non-Ventilatory (Atomizer): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CCQ

FDA has decided no CCQ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · CCQ

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

Recalls per year · CCQ

5in 2016

2011: 12016: 5
2007high 5 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CCQ

30in 2025

2007: 32008: 52009: 42010: 152011: 102012: 72013: 2072014: 982015: 1322016: 182017: 132019: 42020: 12021: 22023: 72024: 72025: 30
2007high 207 (2013) · low 0 (2018)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CCQ, 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—03
20080—05
20090—04
20100—015
20110—110
20120—07
20130—0207
20140—098
20150—0132
20160—518
20170—013
20180—00
20190—04
20200—01
20210—02
20220—00
20230—07
20240—07
20250—030
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K870027: Hand Held Pheumatic Powered (Disposable) Nebulizer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K870027

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026