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Healthcare Service & Supply Pump Alp 501 Pump System

K955853510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 25, 1996187-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.5800

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

Healthcare Service and Supply · JOW Sleeve, Limb, Compressible

Cleared on Jun 25, 1996 after a 187-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 11 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 25, 1996
Review
187 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JOW
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

11 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK955853 Healthcare Service & Supply Pump Alp 501 Pump SystemHealthcare Service and Supply · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK974318 Healthcare Service and Supply Alp Alternating Leg Pressure Pump and…Healthcare Service and Supply · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK053575 Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Kendall SCD Express Sleeves/Foot…Hygia Health Services, Inc. · 2006
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK012403 Vanguard Reprocessed Compression GarmentVanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK090074 Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Compression Sleeves / Foot CuffsHygia Health Services, Inc. · 2009
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK051438 Vanguard Reprocessed Compression Garments (Hill-Rom)Alliance Medical, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 12001: 12006: 32009: 12010: 32014: 12015: 1
1998high 3 (2006) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 11 · See all
  • K974318Healthcare Service and Supply Alp Alternating Leg Pressure Pump and Gaarments for the LimbHealthcare Service and Supply · 1998 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K053575Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Kendall SCD Express Sleeves/Foot CuffsHygia Health Services, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K012403Vanguard Reprocessed Compression GarmentVanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. · 2001 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K090074Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Compression Sleeves / Foot CuffsHygia Health Services, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K051438Vanguard Reprocessed Compression Garments (Hill-Rom)Alliance Medical, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K955853Healthcare Service & Supply Pump Alp 501 Pump SystemHealthcare Service and Supply1996—
+1K974318Healthcare Service and Supply Alp Alternating Leg Pressure Pump and Gaarments…Healthcare Service and Supply1998—
+2K053575Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Kendall SCD Express Sleeves/Foot CuffsHygia Health Services, Inc.2006—
+1K012403Vanguard Reprocessed Compression GarmentVanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.20016
+2K090074Hygia Health Services Reprocessed Compression Sleeves / Foot CuffsHygia Health Services, Inc.2009—
+2K051438Vanguard Reprocessed Compression Garments (Hill-Rom)Alliance Medical, Inc.20061

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200110
200630
200910
201030
201410
201510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K955853, 1996–2015Source: 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? (11)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K974318Healthcare Service and Supply Alp Alternating Leg Pressure Pump and Gaarments for the LimbHealthcare Service and Supply19988
K012403Vanguard Reprocessed Compression GarmentVanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.20013
K143317Currie Medical ALP Pediatric Calf Compression Sleeves (all sizes)Currie Medical Specialties, Inc.20150
K140092Currie Medical Reprocessed Alp Calf/Thigh/Foot Compression Sleeve (All Sizes)Currie Medical Specialties, Inc.20140

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, K974318 (Healthcare Service and Supply, 1998) has gone furthest, with 8 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JOW devices

JOW Sleeve, Limb, Compressible: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JOW

7in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 32010: 182011: 112012: 132013: 172014: 162015: 102016: 92017: 92018: 112019: 112020: 142021: 162022: 72023: 62024: 82025: 72026 (partial year): 6
2007high 18 (2010) · low 3 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JOW

168in 2025

2007: 66 days median2008: 112 days median2009: 84 days median2010: 71 days median2011: 104 days median2012: 63 days median2013: 94 days median2014: 91 days median2015: 160 days median2016: 121 days median2017: 116 days median2018: 136 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 158 days median2021: 132 days median2022: 80 days median2023: 160 days median2024: 197 days median2025: 168 days median2026 (partial year): 252 days median
2007high 252 (2026) · low 63 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · JOW

1in 2019

2008: 72010: 22011: 32012: 22017: 12019: 1
2007high 7 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JOW

24in 2025

2007: 122008: 362009: 452010: 662011: 502012: 1002013: 1692014: 932015: 1372016: 1502017: 1492018: 1142019: 1022020: 502021: 342022: 272023: 572024: 302025: 24
2007high 169 (2013) · low 12 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JOW, 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
2007666012
20084112736
2009384045
20101871266
201111104350
201213632100
201317940169
20141691093
2015101600137
201691210150
201791161149
2018111360114
201911881102
202014158050
202116132034
2022780027
20236160057
20248197030
20257168024
202662520—
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510(k) Report. “K955853: Healthcare Service & Supply Pump Alp 501 Pump System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955853

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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026