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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Lubricating Jelly, Low Viscosity

K961502510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 18, 199690-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.6375

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

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. · KMJ Lubricant, Patient

Cleared on Jul 18, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K882506 (Span-America Medical Systems, Inc., 1988) after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1988.

Decided
Jul 18, 1996
Review
90 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KMJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K882506 (1988). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K882506 · Modified American Lubricating Jelly, 2.7 & 5.0 · Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. · 19881986198819901992199419961998
  1. Root · 1 generation backK882506 Modified American Lubricating Jelly, 2.7 & 5.0Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. · 1988
  2. This deviceK961502 Lubricating Jelly, Low ViscositySpan-America Medical Systems, Inc. · 1996
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K882506Modified American Lubricating Jelly, 2.7 & 5.0Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.1988—
0 (this device)K961502Lubricating Jelly, Low ViscositySpan-America Medical Systems, Inc.1996—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961502, 1988–1996Source: 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.

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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
*K882506Modified American Lubricating Jelly, 2.7 & 5.0
Summary page 1
…SSIFICATION NAME: PREDICATE DEVICE: DESCRIPTION: INDICATIONS FOR USE: SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE: WPWINW. TOTTON\LUBES10K.C96 Lubricant, Patient Lubricating Jelly, S10K882506 Lubricating Jelly is a patient lubricant intended for medical purposes that is used to lubricate a body orifice to facilitate e…
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.1988—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All KMJ devices

KMJ Lubricant, Patient: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KMJ

1in 2015

2008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 32013: 12014: 12015: 1
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KMJ

141in 2012

2008: 86 days median2012: 141 days median
2007high 141 (2012) · low 86 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KMJ

1in 2016

2010: 12011: 122016: 1
2007high 12 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KMJ

1in 2025

2007: 52008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 72012: 22013: 62014: 22015: 42016: 52017: 12018: 52019: 22020: 12022: 42023: 42024: 32025: 1
2007high 7 (2011) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KMJ, 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
20070—05
200838603
20091—01
20101—11
20111—127
2012314102
20131—06
20141—02
20151—04
20160—15
20170—01
20180—05
20190—02
20200—01
20210—00
20220—04
20230—04
20240—03
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

To lubricaie a budy vrifice to facilitate catry of a diagnostic or therapeutic device.

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. “K961502: Lubricating Jelly, Low Viscosity.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961502

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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