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Hydrotec Low Air Loss Therapy Bed

K970363510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 17, 1997290-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5170

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

Apex Metal, Inc. · IOQ Bed, Flotation Therapy, Powered

Cleared on Nov 17, 1997 after a 290-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Nov 17, 1997
Review
290 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IOQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970363Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 IOQ devices

IOQ Bed, Flotation Therapy, Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IOQ

1in 2015

2013: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IOQ

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

Recalls per year · IOQ

1in 2023

2008: 12009: 42010: 22012: 12013: 12022: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IOQ

142in 2025

2007: 72008: 102009: 352010: 282011: 152012: 92013: 152014: 352015: 282016: 422017: 222018: 202019: 42020: 92021: 562022: 222023: 1112024: 3922025: 142
2007high 392 (2024) · low 4 (2019)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IOQ, 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—07
20080—110
20090—435
20100—228
20110—015
20120—19
20131—115
20140—035
20151—028
20160—042
20170—022
20180—020
20190—04
20200—09
20210—056
20220—222
20230—1111
20240—0392
20250—0142
20260—3—

What is it indicated for?

The Apex Metal HydroTec™ is indicated for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers ( bed sores).

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K970363: Hydrotec Low Air Loss Therapy Bed.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970363

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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