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PCM 2000; Isolair Apr Model 2735

K970448510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 30, 199783-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040

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

Tecnol Medical Products, Inc. · MSH Respirator, Surgical

Cleared on Apr 30, 1997 after an 83-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Apr 30, 1997
Review
83 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MSH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970448Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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
*—Gerson Isolair APR Type N95 Model 2735 Respirator and Surgical Mask
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 MSH devices

MSH Respirator, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MSH

1in 2024

2007: 72008: 22009: 22010: 42013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12024: 1
2007high 7 (2007) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MSH

60in 2010

2007: 78 days median2010: 60 days median
2007high 78 (2007) · low 60 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · MSH

1in 2008

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

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

Adverse event reports per year · MSH

10in 2025

2010: 22015: 32017: 22018: 42020: 592021: 192022: 182023: 712024: 12025: 10
2007high 71 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MSH, 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
200777800
20082—10
20092—00
201046002
20110—00
20120—00
20131—00
20140—00
20151—03
20161—00
20171—02
20181—04
20190—00
20200—059
20210—019
20220—018
20230—071
20241—01
20250—010
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Meets the CDC guidelines for TB exposure control. Has a filter efficiency level of 95% against solid particulate aerosols free of oil (Type N95 respirator). Designed to be fluid resistant to splash and spatter of blood and body fluids.

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. “K970448: PCM 2000; Isolair Apr Model 2735.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970448

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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