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Cleared

Akrotech 4000

K923977510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 12, 1993189-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5170

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

Lumex, Inc. · IOQ Bed, Flotation Therapy, Powered

Cleared on Feb 12, 1993 after a 189-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 12, 1993
Review
189 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IOQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK923977 Akrotech 4000Lumex, Inc. · 1993
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK963674 Lumex AirLumex, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK962123 Akrotech 4000T Kinetic Turning Low Air Loss SystemLumex, Inc. · 1996

Most influential descendants

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  • K963674Lumex AirLumex, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K962123Akrotech 4000T Kinetic Turning Low Air Loss SystemLumex, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K923977Akrotech 4000Lumex, Inc.1993—
+1K963674Lumex AirLumex, Inc.1997—
+1K962123Akrotech 4000T Kinetic Turning Low Air Loss SystemLumex, Inc.1996—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K923977, 1993–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K963674Lumex AirLumex, Inc.19970
K962123Akrotech 4000T Kinetic Turning Low Air Loss SystemLumex, Inc.19960

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, K963674 (Lumex, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All IOQ devices

IOQ Bed, Flotation Therapy, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IOQ

1in 2015

2013: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IOQ

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

Recalls per year · IOQ

1in 2023

2008: 12009: 42010: 22012: 12013: 12022: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IOQ

142in 2025

2007: 72008: 102009: 352010: 282011: 152012: 92013: 152014: 352015: 282016: 422017: 222018: 202019: 42020: 92021: 562022: 222023: 1112024: 3922025: 142
2007high 392 (2024) · low 4 (2019)2025

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

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—07
20080—110
20090—435
20100—228
20110—015
20120—19
20131—115
20140—035
20151—028
20160—042
20170—022
20180—020
20190—04
20200—09
20210—056
20220—222
20230—1111
20240—0392
20250—0142
20260—3—
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510(k) Report. “K923977: Akrotech 4000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K923977

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026