510(k) · Cleared
ClearedPowered Low Air Loss Mattress System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. · FNM Mattress, Air Flotation, Alternating Pressure
Cleared on Jun 14, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K960620 (Span-America Medical Systems, Inc., 1996) after an 84-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.
- Decided
- Jun 14, 1996
- Review
- 84 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FNM
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K951112 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K960620 | Pressureguard: Low Air Loss Mattress System Cleared while this submission was under review Summary page 1…f Quality May 28, 1996 Span-America Horizontal Low Air Loss Mattress System Powered Low Air Loss Mattress System Unknown DYNAGUARD ® LOW AIR LOSS MATTRESS SYSTEM, 510K960620 The Span-America Horizontal Low Air Loss Mattress System is a powered air flotation mattress which provides a continuous flow of… | 1996 |
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?
- The line of descent spans 1 year and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 11 months on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a 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 Span-America Horizontal Low Air Loss Mattress System is a powered air flotation mattress with low air loss. The pressure-reducing surface is indicated for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.
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/K961159 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K961159: Powered Low Air Loss Mattress System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961159
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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