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Cleared

Protege Liquid Oxygen System

K971545510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 25, 199788-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.5655

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

Healthdyne Technologies, Inc. · BYJ Unit, Liquid-Oxygen, Portable

Cleared on Jul 25, 1997 after an 88-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Jul 25, 1997
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
BYJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971545Source: 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 BYJ devices

BYJ Unit, Liquid-Oxygen, Portable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · BYJ

1in 2013

2007: 22008: 32010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 1
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BYJ

164in 2008

2008: 164 days median
2007high 164 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · BYJ

4in 2022

2007: 12022: 4, 4 Class I
2007high 4 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · BYJ

1in 2025

2007: 242008: 332009: 122010: 242011: 152012: 112013: 222014: 252015: 342016: 192017: 182018: 212019: 242020: 392021: 72022: 42023: 102024: 102025: 1
2007high 39 (2020) · low 1 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BYJ, 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
20072—124
20083164033
20090—012
20101—024
20111—015
20121—011
20131—022
20140—025
20150—034
20160—019
20170—018
20180—021
20190—024
20200—039
20210—07
20220—4 (4)4
20230—010
20240—010
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The intended use for the liguid oxygen system Is to provide supplementary oxysgen at a prescribed flow rate to patients with lung disorders such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Discase) or other conditions as prescribed by a physician.

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. “K971545: Protege Liquid Oxygen System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971545

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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