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Cleared

Alexander Manufacturing CO. Rechargeable Battery Part Number M12/500

K971826510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 3, 199748-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5725

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

Alexander Mfg. Co. · LDR Controller, Infusion, Intravascular, Electronic

Cleared on Jul 3, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K884307 (Y, 1988) after a 48-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1988.

Decided
Jul 3, 1997
Review
48 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LDR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K884307 (1988). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K884307 · Ivac (R) Volumetric Controller - Model 262 · Y · 19881986198819901992199419961998
K884307 · Ivac (R) Volumetric Controller - Model 262 · Y · 19880
  1. Root · 1 generation backK884307 Ivac (R) Volumetric Controller - Model 262Y · 1988
  2. This deviceK971826 Alexander Manufacturing CO. Rechargeable Battery Part Number M12/500Alexander Mfg. Co. · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K884307Ivac (R) Volumetric Controller - Model 262Y1988—
0 (this device)K971826Alexander Manufacturing CO. Rechargeable Battery Part Number M12/500Alexander Mfg. Co.1997—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971826, 1988–1997Source: 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 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K884307Ivac (R) Volumetric Controller - Model 262
Summary page 3
…= s10(k) Number: 1<4 3 §256 -~ Device Name: M12/500 = - = Indications for Use: Replacement battery for IVAC Corp. 123233 230, 530, 600 Infusion Controller, 510(k) Number K884307. This battery is shipped only to customers who request a replacement battery for a particular device or to replace a competitor’…
Y1988—

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.

How does its category compare?

All LDR devices

LDR Controller, Infusion, Intravascular, Electronic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LDR

2in 2024

2016: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LDR

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

Recalls per year · LDR

1in 2017

2011: 42017: 1
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LDR

3in 2023

2011: 12013: 12017: 22018: 222019: 12023: 3
2007high 22 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LDR, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—41
20120—00
20130—01
20140—00
20150—00
20161—00
20170—12
20180—022
20190—01
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—03
20242—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Replacement battery for IVAC Corp. 123233 230, 530, 600 Infusion Controller, 510(k) Number K884307. This battery is shipped only to customers who request a replacement battery for a particular device or to replace a competitor’s replacement battery. The biomedical equipment technician therefore knows the intended use is as a replacement battery.

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. “K971826: Alexander Manufacturing CO. Rechargeable Battery Part Number M12/500.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971826

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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