# K896068: Tipstop (TM)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Gambro-Hospal, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 10, 1990 after 326 days
- Product code: KGX (Tape And Bandage, Adhesive)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5240
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
47 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 48 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K982818: Hospal Tipstop (1998), 46 descendants of its own
- K012293: Vascular Solutions Duett Flowable Hemostat (2002), 45 descendants of its own
- K030836: D-Stat-Dry Hemostatic Bandage; D-Stat Radial Hemostatic Bandage (2003), 44 descendants of its own
- K050511: Thrombigel Thrombin/Gelatin Foam Hemostat (2005), 25 descendants of its own
- K072900: Excelarrest  Foam (2007), 19 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K896068
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology