510(k) · Cleared
ClearedTri-Flow Three Way Stopcock
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
North, Inc. · FMG Stopcock, I.V. Set
Cleared on Feb 21, 1997 after a 277-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Feb 21, 1997
- Review
- 277 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FMG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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.
Planning a device in FMG? 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 FMG device
- #1 K242255 Qitexio® 4-Way Stopcock (QIT014)score 10.5 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Medex, Inc. 3-Way stopcock Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | North American Instrument Corporation stopcock Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Tronomed/Mallinckrodt stopcock Named without a submission number |
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.
How does its category compare?
All FMG devicesFMG Stopcock, I.V. Set: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FMG
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FMG
Too few FMG 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FMG
33in 2025
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FMG
868in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FMG, 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 | 2 | — | 5 | 26 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 4 | 48 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 2 | 131 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 8 | 95 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 93 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 117 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 105 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 96 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 1 | 148 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 2 | 114 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 3 | 164 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 400 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 5 | 284 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 245 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 280 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 689 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 935 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 33 (1) | 868 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Similar in intended use to the selected legally marketed devices, the Tri-Flow™ 3-Way Stopcock is designed to be used in any medical procedure where controlled flow of fluid is required. It is specifically designed to be used in procedures where three different fluids are administered into one line.
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/K961982 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K961982: Tri-Flow Three Way Stopcock.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961982
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026