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Cleared

Cap-Aid (Improved)

K964580510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 10, 199756-day reviewClass I21 CFR 876.5160

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

Nebel, Inc. · FHA Clamp, Penile

Cleared on Jan 10, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K954959 (Nebl, Inc., 1995) after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jan 10, 1997
Review
56 days
Class
Class I
Product code
FHA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K954959 (1995). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant clearedK954959 · Cap-Aid · Nebl, Inc. · 19951995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K954959 · Cap-Aid · Nebl, Inc. · 19950
  1. Root · 1 generation backK954959 Cap-AidNebl, Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK964580 Cap-Aid (Improved)Nebel, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK971992 Uromed Alternative Bladder Control Continence Device (Abcpn-0026)Uromed Corp. · 1997

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  • K971992Uromed Alternative Bladder Control Continence Device (Abcpn-0026)Uromed Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K954959Cap-AidNebl, Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K964580Cap-Aid (Improved)Nebel, Inc.1997—
+1K971992Uromed Alternative Bladder Control Continence Device (Abcpn-0026)Uromed Corp.1997—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K964580, 1995–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K954959Cap-Aid
Summary page 2
…The product prevents urinary leakage in men with urinary incontinence. Substantial Equivalence Comparison NEBL Inc. CAP-AID NEBL Inc. CAP-AID (Improved) (original) K954959 Indication Prevent urine leakage in Prevent urine leakage in male incontinence male incontinence Mode of External device which Ex…
Nebl, Inc.1995—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971992Uromed Alternative Bladder Control Continence Device (Abcpn-0026)Uromed Corp.19970

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.
  • Of its descendants, K971992 (Uromed Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FHA devices

FHA Clamp, Penile: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FHA

FDA has decided no FHA device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FHA

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

Recalls per year · FHA

No recall names FHA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FHA

1in 2023

2010: 12012: 12013: 12014: 52017: 52018: 52019: 32020: 12022: 22023: 1
2007high 5 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FHA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—01
20110—00
20120—01
20130—01
20140—05
20150—00
20160—00
20170—05
20180—05
20190—03
20200—01
20210—00
20220—02
20230—01
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The product prevents urinary leakage in men with urinary incontinence.

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. “K964580: Cap-Aid (Improved).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K964580

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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