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Cleared

Economy Safety Vest Restraint, Shoulder Tie Safety Vest/Safety Vest Restraint, Heavy Duty Vest Restraint, Mesh Safety VE

K963435510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 6, 199668-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.6760

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

Zimmer Patient Care Division · FMQ Restraint, Protective

Cleared on Nov 6, 1996 after a 68-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

Decided
Nov 6, 1996
Review
68 days
Class
Class I
Product code
FMQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963435Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by 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 FMQ devices

FMQ Restraint, Protective: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FMQ

1in 2011

2008: 12009: 12011: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMQ

Too few FMQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · FMQ

1in 2021

2008: 22009: 222012: 12014: 22019: 12021: 1
2007high 22 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FMQ

14in 2025

2007: 162008: 102009: 422010: 202011: 312012: 712013: 312014: 432015: 332016: 242017: 542018: 232019: 572020: 382021: 332022: 542023: 472024: 582025: 14
2007high 71 (2012) · low 10 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMQ, 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—016
20081—210
20091—2242
20100—020
20111—031
20120—171
20130—031
20140—243
20150—033
20160—024
20170—054
20180—023
20190—157
20200—038
20210—133
20220—054
20230—047
20240—058
20250—014
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Zimmer line of restraints is intended for restiess, confused, eiderly, or unsteady patients. They help prevent such patients from injuring themselives or clinical personnel. The most common emergency indications for patient restraints are: emotional/psychological disturbance, threatened or attempted suicide, suspected drug/alcohol abuse, and seizure or cardiac arrest. Restraints may also be indicated for post-op patients in recovery, patients under…

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The Zimmer line of restraints is intended for restiess, confused, eiderly, or unsteady patients. They help prevent such patients from injuring themselives or clinical personnel.

The most common emergency indications for patient restraints are: emotional/psychological disturbance, threatened or attempted suicide, suspected drug/alcohol abuse, and seizure or cardiac arrest. Restraints may also be indicated for post-op patients in recovery, patients under sedation, and patients suffering from stroke, neuromuscular disorders, or Alzheimer's disease.

Zimmer restraints are not intended for patients who may be exceptionally violent. Such patients may require devices made from heavier materials and specifically designed for patients with serious mental disturbances.

Finally, these restraints are labeled with the prescription legend, and thus, should only be used on the order of a physician.

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. “K963435: Economy Safety Vest Restraint, Shoulder Tie Safety Vest/Safety Vest Restraint, Heavy Duty Vest Restraint, Mesh Safety VE.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963435

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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