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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2013

Kimguard (Regular & Heavy Duty) Sterile Wrap

K881471510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 10, 1988125-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.6850Recalls 1

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

Kimberly-Clark Corp. · FRG Wrap, Sterilization

Cleared on Aug 10, 1988 after a 125-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 47 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Aug 10, 1988
Review
125 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRG
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

47 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2009: 4 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2024: 6 descendants cleared2013: 5 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK881471 Kimguard (Regular & Heavy Duty) Sterile WrapKimberly-Clark Corp. · 1988
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 44 of its ownK082177 Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 35 of its ownK092167 Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300…Kimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 32 of its ownK091685 Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300…Kimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 18 of its ownK112805 Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp. · 2012
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 11 of its ownK112211 Dura Blue Sterilization WrapCardinal Health200, LLC · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 42011: 22012: 72013: 52014: 42015: 42016: 12017: 22018: 12019: 32022: 32023: 32024: 62026: 2
2009high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K082177Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009 · cites it directly44descendants
  • K092167Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300, KC400, KC500, KC600Kimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009 · 2 generations on35descendants
  • K091685Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300, KC400, KC 500, KC600Kimberly-Clark Corp. · 2009 · 2 generations on32descendants
  • K112805Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp. · 2012 · 2 generations on18descendants
  • K112211Dura Blue Sterilization WrapCardinal Health200, LLC · 2011 · 2 generations on11descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K881471Kimguard (Regular & Heavy Duty) Sterile WrapKimberly-Clark Corp.1988—
+1K082177Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp.2009—
+2K092167Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300, KC400…Kimberly-Clark Corp.2009—
+2K091685Kimguard One-Step Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300, KC400, KC…Kimberly-Clark Corp.2009—
+2K112805Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp.2012—
+2K112211Dura Blue Sterilization WrapCardinal Health200, LLC2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200940
201120
201270
201350
201440
201540
201610
201720
201810
201930
202230
202330
202460
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K881471, 1988–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (47)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K082177Kimguard One-Step Sterilization WrapKimberly-Clark Corp.200944
K082554Kimguard Sterilization Wrap, Models KC100, KC200, KC300, KC400, KC500 and KC600Kimberly-Clark Corp.200910

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 6, 2013Class IIZ-0995-2013Component design/selectionSome individual container filter units might contain thin areas that may potentially compromise the ability of the filter to maintain a sterile barrier.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K082177 (Kimberly-Clark Corp., 2009) has gone furthest, with 44 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FRG devices

FRG Wrap, Sterilization: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FRG

9in 2025

2007: 32008: 22009: 42010: 42011: 62012: 102013: 62014: 82015: 122016: 92017: 92018: 52019: 92020: 52021: 42022: 92023: 92024: 112025: 92026 (partial year): 4
2007high 12 (2015) · low 2 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRG

151in 2025

2007: 182 days median2009: 171 days median2010: 213 days median2011: 110 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 146 days median2014: 177 days median2015: 196 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 260 days median2018: 150 days median2019: 258 days median2020: 122 days median2021: 170 days median2022: 217 days median2023: 230 days median2024: 182 days median2025: 151 days median2026 (partial year): 247 days median
2007high 260 (2017) · low 110 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRG

2in 2022

2013: 22017: 292020: 142022: 2
2007high 29 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FRG

18in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22011: 122012: 42013: 52014: 132015: 92016: 202017: 72018: 222019: 102020: 212021: 92022: 42023: 132024: 212025: 18
2007high 22 (2018) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRG, 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
2007318201
20082—02
2009417102
2010421300
20116110012
20121013304
2013614625
20148177013
20151219609
20169131020
20179260297
20185150022
20199258010
202051221421
2021417009
2022921724
20239230013
202411182021
20259151018
202642470—
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510(k) Report. “K881471: Kimguard (Regular & Heavy Duty) Sterile Wrap.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K881471

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026