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Airlife Misty Neb Medication System W/Filter

K883964510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 30, 198871-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5630

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

Baxter Healthcare Corp · CAF Nebulizer (Direct Patient Interface)

Cleared on Nov 30, 1988 after a 71-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 30, 1988
Review
71 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CAF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK883964 Airlife Misty Neb Medication System W/FilterBaxter Healthcare Corp · 1988
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK052811 Hsiner Jet Nebulizer, Model HS-31100Hsiner Co., Ltd. · 2005
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK091272 Besmed Jet Nebulizer Bottle SetBesmed Health Business Corp · 2009 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK070948 Hsiner Nebulizer BottleHsiner · 2007
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK212395 NebulizerShenzhen Homed Medical Device Co., Ltd. · 2022
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK082009 Hsiner Nebulizer Bottle, CPR Masks and Face ShieldsHsiner Co., Ltd. · 2008

Most influential descendants

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  • K052811Hsiner Jet Nebulizer, Model HS-31100Hsiner Co., Ltd. · 2005 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K091272Besmed Jet Nebulizer Bottle SetBesmed Health Business Corp · 2009 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K070948Hsiner Nebulizer BottleHsiner · 2007 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K212395NebulizerShenzhen Homed Medical Device Co., Ltd. · 2022 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K082009Hsiner Nebulizer Bottle, CPR Masks and Face ShieldsHsiner Co., Ltd. · 2008 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K883964Airlife Misty Neb Medication System W/FilterBaxter Healthcare Corp1988—
+1K052811Hsiner Jet Nebulizer, Model HS-31100Hsiner Co., Ltd.2005—
+2K091272Besmed Jet Nebulizer Bottle SetBesmed Health Business Corp20091
+2K070948Hsiner Nebulizer BottleHsiner2007—
+3K212395NebulizerShenzhen Homed Medical Device Co., Ltd.2022—
+2K082009Hsiner Nebulizer Bottle, CPR Masks and Face ShieldsHsiner Co., Ltd.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200710
200810
200910
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K883964, 1988–2022Source: 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? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K052811Hsiner Jet Nebulizer, Model HS-31100Hsiner Co., Ltd.20054

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, K052811 (Hsiner Co., Ltd., 2005) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CAF devices

CAF Nebulizer (Direct Patient Interface): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CAF

7in 2025

2007: 182008: 122009: 82010: 102011: 102012: 92013: 92014: 92015: 82016: 52017: 82018: 92019: 32020: 62021: 82022: 42023: 82024: 42025: 72026 (partial year): 2
2007high 18 (2007) · low 3 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CAF

211in 2025

2007: 98 days median2008: 123 days median2009: 163 days median2010: 114 days median2011: 157 days median2012: 126 days median2013: 238 days median2014: 151 days median2015: 186 days median2016: 186 days median2017: 253 days median2018: 161 days median2019: 266 days median2020: 219 days median2021: 324 days median2022: 176 days median2023: 279 days median2024: 251 days median2025: 211 days median
2007high 324 (2021) · low 98 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CAF

1in 2018

2007: 12011: 12014: 52015: 32016: 12017: 14, 13 Class I2018: 1
2007high 14 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (13 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CAF

191in 2025

2007: 262008: 112009: 152010: 372011: 2372012: 1382013: 2172014: 1232015: 1662016: 2012017: 2562018: 1622019: 1852020: 1172021: 1612022: 552023: 1072024: 1022025: 191
2007high 256 (2017) · low 11 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CAF, 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
20071898126
200812123011
20098163015
201010114037
2011101571237
201291260138
201392380217
201491515123
201581863166
201651861201
2017825314 (13)256
201891611162
201932660185
202062190117
202183240161
20224176055
202382790107
202442510102
202572110191
20262—0—
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510(k) Report. “K883964: Airlife Misty Neb Medication System W/Filter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K883964

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026