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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2017

Lifeline (R) Personal Response System

K914103510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 27, 199115-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.3710Recalls 4

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

Lifeline Systems, Inc. · ILQ System, Communication, Powered

Cleared on Sep 27, 1991 after a 15-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. It has been recalled 4 times.

Decided
Sep 27, 1991
Review
15 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ILQ
Recalls
4
Predicates
0

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K914103Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Nov 13, 2017Class IIZ-1316-2018Software Manufacturing/Software DeploymentA programing error in some Model FD100 HomeSafe AutoAlert Pendants will render the fall detection feature inoperable.
Jul 23, 2015Class IIZ-0004-2016Process controlIrregular battery disconnection resulted in issues with Mobile Health Button (MHB) Charging.
Apr 22, 2015Class IIZ-1987-2015Software designHome communicator Model 7000L may not sense the phone line under certain unusual landline phone conditions.
Sep 11, 2009Not classifiedZ-0419-2010OtherPendant Personal Help Button neck cord may not break away and if not will present a potential choking risk.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All ILQ devices

ILQ System, Communication, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ILQ

1in 2017

2017: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ILQ

Too few ILQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ILQ

2in 2021

2009: 12011: 12013: 12015: 12021: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ILQ

240in 2025

2007: 42008: 72009: 52010: 142011: 162012: 132013: 142014: 122016: 42017: 72018: 72019: 22020: 22021: 52022: 272023: 742024: 1052025: 240
2007high 240 (2025) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ILQ, 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
20070—04
20080—07
20090—15
20100—014
20110—116
20120—013
20130—114
20140—012
20150—10
20160—04
20171—07
20180—07
20190—02
20200—02
20210—25
20220—027
20230—074
20240—0105
20250—0240
20260—2—
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510(k) Report. “K914103: Lifeline (R) Personal Response System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K914103

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