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Biochem 3100 Oximeter

K893877510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 20, 1989208-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1200

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

Biochem International, Inc. · DQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic

Cleared on Dec 20, 1989 after a 208-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 20, 1989
Review
208 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQO
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

8 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK893877 Biochem 3100 OximeterBiochem International, Inc. · 1989
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK043463 Envitec Reusable Multi-Site Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH · 2005
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK060675 Envitec Reusable Softip Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH · 2006
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK101690 Sentec Digital Monitor, V-Sign Sensor and V-Sign Sensor 2 with…Sentec AG · 2010 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK151329 SenTec Digital Monitor, OxiVenT Sensor, V-Sign Sensor, Staysite…Sentec AG · 2015 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK232516 Sentec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS) tCOM+Sentec AG · 2024

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 22005: 12006: 12010: 12015: 12017: 12024: 1
2002high 2 (2002) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K043463Envitec Reusable Multi-Site Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH · 2005 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K060675Envitec Reusable Softip Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH · 2006 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K101690Sentec Digital Monitor, V-Sign Sensor and V-Sign Sensor 2 with Digital Sensor Adaper CableSentec AG · 2010 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K151329SenTec Digital Monitor, OxiVenT Sensor, V-Sign Sensor, Staysite Adhesive Pad, V-STATS PC…Sentec AG · 2015 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K232516Sentec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS) tCOM+Sentec AG · 2024 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K893877Biochem 3100 OximeterBiochem International, Inc.1989—
+1K043463Envitec Reusable Multi-Site Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH2005—
+2K060675Envitec Reusable Softip Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH2006—
+3K101690Sentec Digital Monitor, V-Sign Sensor and V-Sign Sensor 2 with Digital Sensor…Sentec AG201012
+4K151329SenTec Digital Monitor, OxiVenT Sensor, V-Sign Sensor, Staysite Adhesive Pad…Sentec AG20159
+4K232516Sentec Digital Monitoring System (SDMS) tCOM+Sentec AG2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200220
200510
200610
201010
201510
201710
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K893877, 1989–2024Source: 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? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K043463Envitec Reusable Multi-Site Y SPO2 SensorsEnvitec-Wismar GmbH20055
K020739Bci 3178 Pediatric Pulse Oximetry SensorBci, Inc.20020
K020350Bci 3180 Pulse OximeterBci, Inc.20020

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, K043463 (Envitec-Wismar GmbH, 2005) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQO devices

DQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQO

2in 2025

2007: 82008: 32009: 82010: 72011: 62012: 152013: 22014: 32015: 102016: 42017: 102018: 102019: 62020: 32021: 12022: 42023: 42024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 15 (2012) · low 1 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQO

148in 2024

2007: 106 days median2008: 80 days median2009: 58 days median2010: 137 days median2011: 74 days median2012: 94 days median2014: 109 days median2015: 209 days median2016: 89 days median2017: 176 days median2018: 234 days median2019: 113 days median2020: 30 days median2022: 181 days median2023: 73 days median2024: 148 days median2026 (partial year): 85 days median
2007high 234 (2018) · low 30 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQO

1in 2023

2007: 142008: 42009: 72010: 112011: 72012: 22013: 12015: 1, 1 Class I2016: 2, 1 Class I2017: 12018: 22019: 712020: 4, 4 Class I2022: 12023: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 24, 4 Class I
2007high 71 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (11 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQO

656in 2025

2007: 5642008: 7262009: 9332010: 5562011: 6252012: 5322013: 7532014: 6012015: 6282016: 6142017: 8732018: 7772019: 3862020: 3122021: 3382022: 3792023: 3912024: 5112025: 656
2007high 933 (2009) · low 312 (2020)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQO, 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
2007810614564
20083804726
20098587933
2010713711556
20116747625
201215942532
20132—1753
201431090601
2015102091 (1)628
20164892 (1)614
2017101761873
2018102342777
2019611371386
20203304 (4)312
20211—0338
202241811379
20234731 (1)391
202441480511
20252—0656
202638524 (4)—
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510(k) Report. “K893877: Biochem 3100 Oximeter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K893877

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026