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Thermoscan-Instant Thermometer Model IR-4000

K902912510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 24, 199021-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.2910

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

Thermoscan, Inc. · FLL Continuous Measurement Thermometer

Cleared on Jul 24, 1990 after a 21-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jul 24, 1990
Review
21 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FLL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK902912 Thermoscan-Instant Thermometer Model IR-4000Thermoscan, Inc. · 1990
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK984497 Temp Teller-Infrared Tympanic Thermometer, Models TT-200, TT-201Oriental System Technology, Inc. · 1999

Most influential descendants

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  • K984497Temp Teller-Infrared Tympanic Thermometer, Models TT-200, TT-201Oriental System Technology, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K902912Thermoscan-Instant Thermometer Model IR-4000Thermoscan, Inc.1990—
+1K984497Temp Teller-Infrared Tympanic Thermometer, Models TT-200, TT-201Oriental System Technology, Inc.1999—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K902912, 1990–1999Source: 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? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K984497Temp Teller-Infrared Tympanic Thermometer, Models TT-200, TT-201Oriental System Technology, Inc.19990

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, K984497 (Oriental System Technology, Inc., 1999) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FLL devices

FLL Continuous Measurement Thermometer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FLL

6in 2025

2007: 152008: 142009: 132010: 242011: 202012: 172013: 142014: 72015: 32016: 222017: 162018: 352019: 222020: 212021: 432022: 242023: 172024: 132025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 43 (2021) · low 3 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FLL

131in 2025

2007: 81 days median2008: 59 days median2009: 84 days median2010: 88 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 126 days median2013: 149 days median2014: 199 days median2015: 270 days median2016: 157 days median2017: 174 days median2018: 209 days median2019: 198 days median2020: 194 days median2021: 218 days median2022: 218 days median2023: 295 days median2024: 223 days median2025: 131 days median
2007high 295 (2023) · low 59 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FLL

1in 2025

2011: 12015: 12017: 22018: 12019: 52025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FLL

73in 2025

2007: 42008: 132009: 92010: 92011: 182012: 262013: 162014: 542015: 532016: 582017: 1182018: 512019: 522020: 532021: 1152022: 1422023: 1012024: 1182025: 73
2007high 142 (2022) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FLL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007158104
20081459013
2009138409
2010248809
201120113118
201217126026
201314149016
20147199054
20153270153
201622157058
2017161742118
201835209151
201922198552
202021194053
2021432180115
2022242180142
2023172950101
2024132230118
20256131173
20262—1—
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510(k) Report. “K902912: Thermoscan-Instant Thermometer Model IR-4000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K902912

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026