510(k) · Cleared
ClearedPari Pep Therapy System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Pari Holding Co. · BWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (Incentive)
Cleared on Aug 5, 1997 after a 64-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 2 later devices descend from it.
- Decided
- Aug 5, 1997
- Review
- 64 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- BWF
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.
Most influential descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (this device) | K972042 | Pari Pep Therapy System | Pari Holding Co. | 1997 | — |
| +1 | K090829 | Pari Pep S | Pari Respiratory Equipment, Inc. | 2009 | — |
| +1 | K991788 | Salter Labs Pep Device | Salter Labs | 1999 | — |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
What descends from it? (2)
2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
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?
- Of its descendants, K090829 (Pari Respiratory Equipment, Inc., 2009) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
How does its category compare?
All BWF devicesBWF Spirometer, Therapeutic (Incentive): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · BWF
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · BWF
281in 2019
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · BWF
1in 2020
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · BWF
3in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code BWF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2014 | 3 | 105 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2016 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 136 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 3 | 281 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The PARI PEP Device is an Expiratory Resistance Exerciser and was designed to help patients exercise their lungs properly, improve secretion clearance. This expiratory resistance exerciser will be used with patients for whom a physician has prescribed lung exercise treatments at home, doctor's office, hospitals and clinics.
The PARI PEP was designed to work with the PARI Nebulizers.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K972042 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K972042: Pari Pep Therapy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972042
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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