510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 1998Bariair
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. · FNM Mattress, Air Flotation, Alternating Pressure
Cleared on Oct 23, 1997 after a 708-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- Oct 23, 1997
- Review
- 708 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FNM
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | BariKare Plus Named without a submission number |
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
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1998 | Not classified | Z-0414-03 | Other | Electrical failure of the bed due to fluid egress into the junction box. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All FNM devicesFNM Mattress, Air Flotation, Alternating Pressure: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FNM
FDA has decided no FNM device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · FNM
Too few FNM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FNM
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FNM
128in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FNM, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 4 | 35 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 1 | 56 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 291 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 303 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 223 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 80 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 80 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 50 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 56 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 115 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 101 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 75 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 197 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 254 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | 128 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The BariAir bed is indicated for patients weighing up to 850 pounds to aid in the prevention and treatment of complications of immobility. Particularly:
• patients who would benefit from a pressure relieving surface with the additional benefits of pulsation, percussion and/or continuous or regular turning from side to side.
• patients whose body weight and size pose a significant risk of injury to the patient or nursing staff during the performance of routine nursing care procedures.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K955243 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K955243: Bariair.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955243
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026