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Servo Ventilator 300 Computer Interface

K960010510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 25, 1996297-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5895

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

Siemens Elema AB · CBK Ventilator, Continuous, Facility Use

Cleared on Oct 25, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K902859 (Siemens Life Support Systems, 1991) after a 297-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. 49 of the 180 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 178 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 25, 1996
Review
297 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CBK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K902859 (1991). 178 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 49 of the 180 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 3 descendants cleared2002: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall11997: 1 descendant cleared2004: 7 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12005: 4 descendants cleared2006: 8 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 15 descendants cleared, 7 with a Class I recall72007: 5 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12008: 12 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22010: 8 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22012: 16 descendants cleared, 6 with a Class I recall62014: 7 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22009: 6 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12023: 5 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12019: 8 descendants cleared, 3 with a Class I recall32013: 10 descendants cleared, 4 with a Class I recall42025: 6 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants cleared2016: 8 descendants cleared, 3 with a Class I recall32015: 8 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12017: 12 descendants cleared, 5 with a Class I recall52021: 7 descendants cleared, 3 with a Class I recall32022: 1 descendant cleared2024: 5 descendants cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared, 4 with a Class I recall42018: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall1K902859 · Servo Ventilator 300 · Siemens Life Support Systems · 1991 · recalled1990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 9 descendants3 generations forward: 16 descendants, 6 with a Class I recall64 generations forward: 27 descendants, 4 with a Class I recall45 generations forward: 36 descendants, 10 with a Class I recall106 generations forward: 39 descendants, 13 with a Class I recall137 generations forward: 29 descendants, 11 with a Class I recall118 generations forward: 12 descendants, 4 with a Class I recall49 generations forward: 6 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall110 generations forward: 1 descendant K902859 · Servo Ventilator 300 · Siemens Life Support Systems · 1991 · recalled0+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK902859 Servo Ventilator 300Siemens Life Support Systems · 1991 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK960010 Servo Ventilator 300 Computer InterfaceSiemens Elema AB · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 171 of its ownK970839 Servo Ventilator 300ASiemens Elema AB · 1997 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 134 of its ownK993449 Bird V.I.P. Gold/SterlingBird Products Corp. · 1999 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 134 of its ownK992788 Bear Cub 750 PSVBear Medical Systems, Inc. · 1999
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 133 of its ownK013642 AVEABird Products Corp. · 2002 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 114 of its ownK032451 Bird Tbird Vela VentilatorBird Products Corp. · 2004 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11999: 32002: 32004: 72005: 42006: 82007: 52008: 122009: 62010: 82011: 152012: 162013: 102014: 72015: 82016: 82017: 122018: 32019: 82020: 52021: 72022: 12023: 52024: 52025: 62026: 5
1997high 16 (2012) · low 0 (1998)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K970839Servo Ventilator 300ASiemens Elema AB · 1997 · cites it directly171descendants
  • K993449Bird V.I.P. Gold/SterlingBird Products Corp. · 1999 · 2 generations on134descendants
  • K992788Bear Cub 750 PSVBear Medical Systems, Inc. · 1999 · 2 generations on134descendants
  • K013642AVEABird Products Corp. · 2002 · 3 generations on133descendants
  • K032451Bird Tbird Vela VentilatorBird Products Corp. · 2004 · 4 generations on114descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K902859Servo Ventilator 300Siemens Life Support Systems19913
0 (this device)K960010Servo Ventilator 300 Computer InterfaceSiemens Elema AB1996—
+1K970839Servo Ventilator 300ASiemens Elema AB19974
+2K993449Bird V.I.P. Gold/SterlingBird Products Corp.19992
+2K992788Bear Cub 750 PSVBear Medical Systems, Inc.1999—
+3K013642AVEABird Products Corp.2002Class I
+4K032451Bird Tbird Vela VentilatorBird Products Corp.20041

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199930
200231
200471
200540
200681
200751
2008122
200961
201082
2011157
2012166
2013104
201472
201581
201683
2017125
201831
201983
202054
202173
202210
202351
202450
202560
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K960010, 1991–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

49 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new CBK device

  1. #1 K252663 Inbentus Versatilescore 16.0 · 17 generations · no Class I recall
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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K902859Servo Ventilator 300
Summary page 2
…ersion 2 is a modification of the Servo Ventilator 300 and Computer Interface Version 1 which was found Substantially Equivalent on June 26, 1991 (Premarket Notification K902859). These modifications are being made to update the hardware design and to make additional software features available, while reta…
Siemens Life Support Systems19913

Also cleared against K902859: 9 other devices →

What descends from it? (178)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K970839Servo Ventilator 300ASiemens Elema AB1997171
K021112Inspiration Ventilator SystemeVent Medical, Ltd.20026
K973971Kion Anesthesia SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.19996

Has anything in its family been recalled? (49 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K041223Modification to Servo-I Ventilator System, Model 64 87 800 E407EMaquet Critical Care AB · 2004 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2004 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K081521Modification to Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG · 2008 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K053388Model 840 Ventilator with Proportional Assist Ventilation Plus Software OptionPuritan Bennett Corp. · 2006 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2006 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K093632Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal CareDrager Medical AG & Co. Kgaa · 2010 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K072885Carina System, Model 8419350; Carina Basic Device, Model 5704110Draeger Medical AG & Co. KG · 2008 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K013642AVEABird Products Corp. · 2002 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2002 descendants bar of FIG. 113 Class I recalls
  • K103803Hamilton-G5Hamilton Medical AG · 2011 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K121225Hamilton-C2Hamilton Medical AG · 2012 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K112114Maquet Flow-I C20, Maquet Flow-I C30, Maquet Flow-I C40Maquet Critical Care AB · 2012 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K113053Bipap a 30 Ventilatory Support SystemRespironics, Inc. · 2012 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K070594Palmtop Ventilator, Models PTV-8, PTV-10Pulmonetic Systems, Inc. · 2007 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2007 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K111116Engstrom Carestation, Engstrom Pro, Models 1505-9000-000, 1505-9003-000Datex-Ohmeda · 2011 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls

Nearest 12 of 49 shown.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K970839 (Siemens Elema AB, 1997) has gone furthest, with 171 descendants of its own.
  • 9 other devices also cite its predicate K902859.

How does its category compare?

All CBK devices

CBK Ventilator, Continuous, Facility Use: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CBK

4in 2025

2007: 112008: 182009: 122010: 142011: 132012: 172013: 52014: 52015: 72016: 42017: 62018: 42019: 82020: 52021: 62023: 52024: 92025: 42026 (partial year): 3
2007high 18 (2008) · low 0 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CBK

163in 2025

2007: 142 days median2008: 115 days median2009: 122 days median2010: 150 days median2011: 192 days median2012: 207 days median2013: 277 days median2014: 439 days median2015: 266 days median2016: 323 days median2017: 280 days median2018: 183 days median2019: 435 days median2020: 176 days median2021: 267 days median2023: 309 days median2024: 203 days median2025: 163 days median2026 (partial year): 235 days median
2007high 439 (2014) · low 115 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · CBK

14in 2024

2007: 172008: 232009: 82010: 92011: 122012: 2, 1 Class I2013: 5, 2 Class I2014: 5, 4 Class I2015: 6, 4 Class I2016: 4, 1 Class I2017: 12018: 3, 3 Class I2019: 14, 13 Class I2020: 42021: 21, 19 Class I2022: 8, 4 Class I2023: 4, 3 Class I2024: 14, 14 Class I2026 (partial year): 15, 13 Class I
2007high 23 (2008) · low 0 (2025)2026

Class I (81 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CBK

13,991in 2025

2007: 1,5312008: 1,9332009: 1,7662010: 1,7992011: 1,8772012: 5,5092013: 7,9212014: 7,6002015: 11,8762016: 16,0562017: 14,4512018: 9,8492019: 9,1002020: 11,0962021: 13,3222022: 15,9742023: 24,9282024: 20,3362025: 13,991
2007high 24,928 (2023) · low 1,531 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CBK, 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
200711142171,531
200818115231,933
20091212281,766
20101415091,799
201113192121,877
2012172072 (1)5,509
201352775 (2)7,921
201454395 (4)7,600
201572666 (4)11,876
201643234 (1)16,056
20176280114,451
201841833 (3)9,849
2019843514 (13)9,100
20205176411,096
2021626721 (19)13,322
20220—8 (4)15,974
202353094 (3)24,928
2024920314 (14)20,336
20254163013,991
2026323515 (13)—

What is it indicated for?

The Siemens Servo Ventilator 300 is intended for general and critical ventilatory care for use with neonatal, infant, pediatric, and adult patients The unit is designed to be used at the bedside and for in-hospital transport. It is not intended for transport use in ambulances or helicopters in the U.S. market.

The intended use of the Computer Interface Board Version 2 is the same as for the Computer Interface Board Version 1. The CI board stores and transmits information about the ventilator to external digital devices via optically isolated serial interfaces.

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. “K960010: Servo Ventilator 300 Computer Interface.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960010

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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