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Medisystems Tranducer Protector

K970536510(k) TraditionalCleared May 12, 199789-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5820

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

Medisystems Corp. · FIB Protector, Transducer, Dialysis

Cleared on May 12, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K895856 (Medisystems Corp., 1989) after an 89-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989.

Decided
May 12, 1997
Review
89 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FIB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K895856 (1989). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K895856 · Medisystems Transducer Protector · Medisystems Corp. · 19891986198819901992199419961998
K895856 · Medisystems Transducer Protector · Medisystems Corp. · 19890
  1. Root · 1 generation backK895856 Medisystems Transducer ProtectorMedisystems Corp. · 1989
  2. This deviceK970536 Medisystems Tranducer ProtectorMedisystems Corp. · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K895856Medisystems Transducer ProtectorMedisystems Corp.1989—
0 (this device)K970536Medisystems Tranducer ProtectorMedisystems Corp.1997—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970536, 1989–1997Source: 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
*K895856Medisystems Transducer Protector
Summary page 1
…Equivalence is Claimed: The Transducer Protectors which are the subject of this submission are substantially equivalent to those described in Medisystems’ 510(k) number K895856. VII. Product Description: Medisystems Transducer Protectors are designed to be used as protective devices for pressure monitors…
Medisystems Corp.1989—

Also cleared against K895856: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K895856.

How does its category compare?

All FIB devices

FIB Protector, Transducer, Dialysis: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FIB

1in 2024

2008: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FIB

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

Recalls per year · FIB

No recall names FIB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FIB

2in 2017

2014: 12017: 2
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FIB, 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
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20081—00
20090—00
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20130—00
20140—01
20150—00
20160—00
20170—02
20180—00
20190—00
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20241—00
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Medisystems Transducer Protectors are single use, disposable prescription devices intended for use as protective devices for pressure monitors and to help protect the sterility of the fluid pathway.

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. “K970536: Medisystems Tranducer Protector.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970536

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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