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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class I · 2013

Capnocheck Plus

K970209510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 18, 199787-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.1400Recalls 1 (1 Class I)

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

Bci Intl., Inc. · CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase

Cleared on Apr 18, 1997 after an 87-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 2 of the 285 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 284 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once, including a Class I recall.

Decided
Apr 18, 1997
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CCK
Recalls
1 (1 Class I)
Predicates
0

284 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 2 of the 285 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 3 descendants cleared1999: 2 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2010: 10 descendants cleared2009: 8 descendants cleared2016: 13 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2014: 19 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12018: 16 descendants cleared2011: 8 descendants cleared2012: 15 descendants cleared2020: 17 descendants cleared2022: 24 descendants cleared2021: 11 descendants cleared2025: 20 descendants cleared2024: 22 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2013: 14 descendants cleared2026: 16 descendants cleared2015: 13 descendants cleared2019: 16 descendants cleared2023: 16 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK970209 Capnocheck PlusBci Intl., Inc. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 267 of its ownK984033 Atlas MonitorWelch Allyn, Inc. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 264 of its ownK022084 Atlas Monitor, Models 200,210,220Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 250 of its ownK060065 CAPNOSTREAM20 Two Parameter Bedside Monitor & CAPNOSTREAM10 One…Oridion Capnography, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 197 of its ownK072295 Capnostream 20 with A2 Adaptive Averaging SoftwareOridion Capnography, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 170 of its ownK082268 CAPNOSTREAM20 with Integrated Pulmonary IndexOridion Capnography, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 22002: 12003: 12005: 12006: 22007: 32008: 12009: 82010: 102011: 82012: 152013: 142014: 192015: 132016: 132017: 152018: 162019: 162020: 172021: 112022: 242023: 162024: 222025: 202026: 16
1999high 24 (2022) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K984033Atlas MonitorWelch Allyn, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly267descendants
  • K022084Atlas Monitor, Models 200,210,220Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on264descendants
  • K060065CAPNOSTREAM20 Two Parameter Bedside Monitor & CAPNOSTREAM10 One Parameter Bedside MonitorOridion Capnography, Inc. · 2006 · 3 generations on250descendants
  • K072295Capnostream 20 with A2 Adaptive Averaging SoftwareOridion Capnography, Inc. · 2007 · 4 generations on197descendants
  • K082268CAPNOSTREAM20 with Integrated Pulmonary IndexOridion Capnography, Inc. · 2009 · 5 generations on170descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K970209Capnocheck PlusBci Intl., Inc.1997—
+1K984033Atlas MonitorWelch Allyn, Inc.1999—
+2K022084Atlas Monitor, Models 200,210,220Welch Allyn, Inc.2002—
+3K060065CAPNOSTREAM20 Two Parameter Bedside Monitor & CAPNOSTREAM10 One Parameter…Oridion Capnography, Inc.20063
+4K072295Capnostream 20 with A2 Adaptive Averaging SoftwareOridion Capnography, Inc.2007—
+5K082268CAPNOSTREAM20 with Integrated Pulmonary IndexOridion Capnography, Inc.20099

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199920
200210
200310
200510
200620
200730
200810
200980
2010100
201180
2012150
2013140
2014191
2015130
2016130
2017150
2018160
2019160
2020170
2021110
2022240
2023160
2024220
2025200
2026160
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970209, 1997–2026Source: 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.

2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. 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 CCK device

  1. #1 K253030 Capnostream™35 Portable Respiratory Monitor…score 15.8 · 16 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*—BCI 9000 Capnograph-Oximeter
Named without a submission number
—
*—BCI 9100 Multigas Monitor
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (284)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K984033Atlas MonitorWelch Allyn, Inc.1999267
K063752Lifesense, Model LS1-9RNonin Medical, Inc.200712
K030407Advisor, Model 9200Bci, Inc.20031
K991086Capnocheck II, Model 8400Bci Intl., Inc.19990

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 6, 2013Class IZ-1014-2013Nonconforming Material/ComponentIn rare instances, the BCI Remote Alarm Cables (BCI Cable) are not transferring alarms when used with some remote nurse alarm systems.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K123690CAPNOSTREAM20P with Hifi C02 MonitoringOridion Medical 1987, Ltd. · 2014 · 9 generations on · ◆ in the 2014 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K984033 (Welch Allyn, Inc., 1999) has gone furthest, with 267 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CCK devices

CCK Analyzer, Gas, Carbon-Dioxide, Gaseous-Phase: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CCK

3in 2025

2007: 52008: 32009: 32010: 32011: 22012: 72013: 42014: 92015: 52016: 22017: 52018: 62019: 72020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 9 (2014) · low 2 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CCK

169in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 248 days median2009: 101 days median2010: 125 days median2012: 150 days median2013: 132 days median2014: 166 days median2015: 105 days median2017: 134 days median2018: 296 days median2019: 261 days median2020: 188 days median2021: 227 days median2022: 226 days median2023: 555 days median2024: 592 days median2025: 169 days median2026 (partial year): 224 days median
2007high 592 (2024) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CCK

1in 2022

2008: 12009: 192010: 42011: 142012: 32013: 2, 1 Class I2015: 12018: 52019: 7, 7 Class I2020: 12022: 1
2007high 19 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · CCK

1,259in 2025

2007: 72008: 202009: 212010: 122011: 182012: 132013: 282014: 512015: 1142016: 882017: 582018: 632019: 1412020: 2,3022021: 2,2722022: 2,4752023: 1,6372024: 1,2162025: 1,259
2007high 2,475 (2022) · low 7 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CCK, 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
200755607
20083248120
200931011921
20103125412
20112—1418
20127150313
201341322 (1)28
20149166051
201551051114
20162—088
20175134058
20186296563
201972617 (7)141
2020418812,302
2021422702,272
2022322612,475
2023455501,637
2024359201,216
2025316901,259
202632240—

What is it indicated for?

The 9004 may be used in the hospital or clinical environment, and during emergency land transport. It is not intended for use in the home. It is intended to be used in all critical environments, including ventilatory applications, patient transport and anesthesia environments. The oximetry option works with all BCI oximetry probes providing SpO2 and pulse rate. The patient population is defined to be pediatric to adults. The 9004 permits continuous…

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The 9004 may be used in the hospital or clinical environment, and during emergency land transport. It is not intended for use in the home. It is intended to be used in all critical environments, including ventilatory applications, patient transport and anesthesia environments. The oximetry option works with all BCI oximetry probes providing SpO2 and pulse rate. The patient population is defined to be pediatric to adults.

The 9004 permits continuous patient monitoring with adjustable alarm limits as well as visible and audible alarm signals. It is not intended or designed to be used as an apnea monitor.

The 9004 will operate accurately over an ambient temperature range of 32 to 122° F (0 to 50° C).

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. “K970209: Capnocheck Plus.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970209

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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