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Vacu*Med Gold Edition Oxygen Gas Analyzer

K973545510(k) TraditionalCleared May 26, 1998250-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.1720

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

Vacumed, Div. of Vacumetrics, Inc. · CCL Analyzer, Gas, Oxygen, Gaseous-Phase

Cleared on May 26, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K922660 (Physio-Dyne, 1993) after a 250-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993.

Decided
May 26, 1998
Review
250 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CCL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K922660 (1993). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K922660 · Physio-Dyne Easi - Lab · Physio-Dyne · 1993199019921994199619982000
K922660 · Physio-Dyne Easi - Lab · Physio-Dyne · 19930
  1. Root · 1 generation backK922660 Physio-Dyne Easi - LabPhysio-Dyne · 1993
  2. This deviceK973545 Vacu*Med Gold Edition Oxygen Gas AnalyzerVacumed, Div. of Vacumetrics, Inc. · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K922660Physio-Dyne Easi - LabPhysio-Dyne1993—
0 (this device)K973545Vacu*Med Gold Edition Oxygen Gas AnalyzerVacumed, Div. of Vacumetrics, Inc.1998—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973545, 1993–1998Source: 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 summary (predicates and 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
*K922660Physio-Dyne Easi - Lab
Summary page 1
…ion: 1. Predicate Device Identification: A claim of substantial equivalence of the VacueMed, Gold Edition, Oxygen Gas Analyzer is made to the: . PHYSIO-DYNE Easi-Lab, K922660. This device was marketed after May 28, 1976 and has received FDA clearance to market since that date. 2. Statement of Biocomp…
Physio-Dyne1993—

Also cleared against K922660: 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 K922660.

How does its category compare?

All CCL devices

CCL Analyzer, Gas, Oxygen, Gaseous-Phase: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CCL

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 22011: 12013: 22016: 12018: 12022: 22023: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CCL

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

Recalls per year · CCL

1in 2009

2009: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CCL

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 52011: 42012: 52013: 32014: 82015: 52016: 12017: 22018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 32023: 42024: 42025: 2
2007high 8 (2014) · low 0 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CCL, 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—01
20082—02
20090—12
20100—05
20111—04
20120—05
20132—03
20140—08
20150—05
20161—01
20170—02
20181—01
20190—01
20200—01
20210—03
20222—00
20231—04
20240—04
20252—02
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The indications for use of the Gold Edition VacuMed Oxygen Gas Analyzer are to measure expired Oxygen Gases.

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. “K973545: Vacu*Med Gold Edition Oxygen Gas Analyzer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973545

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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