510(k) · Cleared
ClearedApex Alpha Vacuum Pump
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Apex Medical, Inc. · BTA Pump, Portable, Aspiration (Manual Or Powered)
Cleared on Aug 18, 1987 after a 118-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
- Decided
- Aug 18, 1987
- Review
- 118 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- BTA
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
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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Top candidate predicates for a new BTA device
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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?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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.
How does its category compare?
All BTA devicesBTA Pump, Portable, Aspiration (Manual Or Powered): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · BTA
7so far in 2026, the most since 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · BTA
87in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · BTA
1in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · BTA
13in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code BTA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 |
| 2008 | 3 | 135 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 3 | 178 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 62 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 47 |
| 2013 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 18 |
| 2014 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 399 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 25 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 125 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 2022 | 3 | 58 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 265 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 131 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 6 | 87 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 | 7 | 89 | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K871570 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K871570: Apex Alpha Vacuum Pump.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K871570
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026