# K973268: Microaire Power Aspiration Device Pad System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Microaire Surgical Instruments, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 26, 1997 after 89 days
- Product code: BTA (Pump, Portable, Aspiration (Manual Or Powered))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4780
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K832520 (1983). 2 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K832520: Suction Tips, Wells Johnson Co. (1983) Summary page 1.
- K861878: Byron Suction Tips, Byron Medical (1986) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K984363: XPS Tissue Aspiration System, XPS Straightshot or Model 2000 Microdebrider System (1999), 3 descendants of its own
- K040239: Supraflow Console (2004), 2 descendants of its own
- K080845: Orwell Fluid Collection and Disposal System (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K090759: Biodrain Streamway Fluid Management System (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Feb 8, 2016 · Class II · Z-1323-2016: Complaints that the cannula bent/broke during surgery.

## Indications for use
The MicroAire PAD System is indicated for the removal of tissue or fluid from the body during general surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973268
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology