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Vasocor PVR 100

K973659510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 17, 199783-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2780

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

Vasocor, Inc. · JOM Plethysmograph, Photoelectric, Pneumatic Or Hydraulic

Cleared on Dec 17, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K832679 (Life Sciences Manufacturing, Inc., 1984) after an 83-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1984.

Decided
Dec 17, 1997
Review
83 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JOM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K832679 (1984). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K832679 · Non-Invasive Clinical Vascular Lab · Life Sciences Manufacturing, Inc. · 19841980198519901995
  1. Root · 1 generation backK832679 Non-Invasive Clinical Vascular LabLife Sciences Manufacturing, Inc. · 1984
  2. This deviceK973659 Vasocor PVR 100Vasocor, Inc. · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K832679Non-Invasive Clinical Vascular LabLife Sciences Manufacturing, Inc.1984—
0 (this device)K973659Vasocor PVR 100Vasocor, Inc.1997—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973659, 1984–1997Source: 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 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
*K832679Non-Invasive Clinical Vascular Lab
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…ummary was prepared: September 20, 1995 Name(s) of the device Vasocor PVR100 Identification of predicate device(s) Life Sciences Pulse Volume Recorder (preamendment and K832679) Description of the device The Vasocor PVR-100 provides Pulse Volume Recording (PVR) made possible through air plethysmography.…
Life Sciences Manufacturing, Inc.1984—

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 JOM devices

JOM Plethysmograph, Photoelectric, Pneumatic Or Hydraulic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JOM

2in 2022

2007: 22009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 22015: 22017: 12018: 12020: 22021: 12022: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JOM

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

Recalls per year · JOM

No recall names JOM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · JOM

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JOM, 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
20080—00
20091—00
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20111—00
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20132—00
20140—00
20152—00
20160—00
20171—00
20181—00
20190—00
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20211—00
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Vasocor PVR-100 (Pulse Volume Recorder) is a non-invasive medical device used in conjunction with other devices such as; continuous-wave Doppler ultrasound, treadmill testing, and ultrasonic imaging techniques for vascular studies of limbs and digits. Use of the PVR in this manner allows the physician to non-invasively diagnosis extremity arterial and venous disorders.

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. “K973659: Vasocor PVR 100.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973659

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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