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Fluid Reisistant Eyeshield Mask

K955557510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 25, 1996142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040

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

American Threshold Healthcare · FXX Mask, Surgical

Cleared on Apr 25, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K874608 (Tecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc., 1987) and 1 other predicate after a 142-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1987.

Decided
Apr 25, 1996
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FXX
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K874608 (1987). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1991: 1 other ancestorReference device: K801036 · Surgical Mask · American Threshold Industries, Inc. · 1980 · recalledK874608 · Tecnol Fluid Shield Surgical Mask · Tecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc. · 19871986198819901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K874608 · Tecnol Fluid Shield Surgical Mask · Tecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc. · 19870
  1. Root · 1 generation backK874608 Tecnol Fluid Shield Surgical MaskTecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc. · 1987
  2. This deviceK955557 Fluid Reisistant Eyeshield MaskAmerican Threshold Healthcare · 1996
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K874608Tecnol Fluid Shield Surgical MaskTecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc.1987—
0 (this device)K955557Fluid Reisistant Eyeshield MaskAmerican Threshold Healthcare1996—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K955557, 1987–1996Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K874608Tecnol Fluid Shield Surgical Mask
Summary page 1
…December 4, 1995 Device Name: Fluid Resistant Eyeshield Mask Classification Name: MASK, SURGICAL Predicate Device(s): 1. Tecnol Fluid Resistant Surgical Mask, 510 (k) #K874608, dated December 2, 1987. 2. 3M Fluid Resistant Mask, 510 (k) #K910110, dated March 20, 1991 Device Description: The Fluid Resi…
Tecnol New Jersey Wound Care, Inc.1987—
*K910110Triple Layer Fluid-Resistant Molded Face Mask
Summary page 1
…ation Name: MASK, SURGICAL Predicate Device(s): 1. Tecnol Fluid Resistant Surgical Mask, 510 (k) #K874608, dated December 2, 1987. 2. 3M Fluid Resistant Mask, 510 (k) #K910110, dated March 20, 1991 Device Description: The Fluid Resistant Eyeshield Masks are constructed of a light weight spunbonded poly…
3M Company1991—
†K801036Surgical MaskAmerican Threshold Industries, Inc.19801

Also cleared against K874608: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K874608.

How does its category compare?

All FXX devices

FXX Mask, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FXX

6in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 12010: 72011: 62012: 12013: 32014: 12015: 52016: 52017: 12018: 32019: 42020: 272021: 2182022: 912023: 222024: 152025: 62026 (partial year): 5
2007high 218 (2021) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FXX

123in 2025

2010: 144 days median2011: 137 days median2013: 219 days median2015: 298 days median2016: 268 days median2018: 119 days median2019: 124 days median2020: 113 days median2021: 162 days median2022: 113 days median2023: 139 days median2024: 263 days median2025: 123 days median2026 (partial year): 142 days median
2007high 298 (2015) · low 113 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · FXX

2in 2024

2019: 22023: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FXX

11in 2025

2007: 112008: 102009: 32010: 92011: 82012: 222013: 92014: 52015: 142016: 162017: 452018: 212019: 232020: 602021: 672022: 212023: 212024: 212025: 11
2007high 67 (2021) · low 3 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FXX, 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
20072—011
20082—010
20091—03
2010714409
2011613708
20121—022
2013321909
20141—05
20155298014
20165268016
20171—045
20183119021
20194124223
202027113060
2021218162067
202291113021
202322139121
202415263221
20256123011
202651420—

What is it indicated for?

This product is intended for use in infection control practices to minimize contamination caused by exhaled microorganisms and reduce the potential exposure of the wearer to blood and body fluids.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K955557: Fluid Reisistant Eyeshield Mask.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955557

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026