510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVagabond Soft Restraint System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Emergent Innovations, Ltd. · FMQ Restraint, Protective
Cleared on Jan 26, 1999 after a 218-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Jan 26, 1999
- Review
- 218 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- FMQ
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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?
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.
How does its category compare?
All FMQ devicesFMQ Restraint, Protective: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FMQ
1in 2011
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FMQ
Too few FMQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FMQ
1in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FMQ
14in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FMQ, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 22 | 42 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 | 71 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 2 | 43 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 54 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 1 | 57 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 33 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 54 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Vagabond for Neonatal Transport: This soft restraint system is indicated for transport of neonates from one hospital to another when isolets are necessary for perservation of life. The Vagabond Neonate Transport System safely insures the well being in the event of sudden jarring or accident. The neonate is proteced withi this special device from lateral or vertical movement due to collision or rough ride. Vagabond for EMS Transport: This application is…
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Vagabond for Neonatal Transport: This soft restraint system is indicated for transport of neonates from one hospital to another when isolets are necessary for perservation of life. The Vagabond Neonate Transport System safely insures the well being in the event of sudden jarring or accident. The neonate is proteced withi this special device from lateral or vertical movement due to collision or rough ride.
Vagabond for EMS Transport: This application is used for adults and pediatric patients when they are picked up in the field by Emergency Medical Service personnel and an EMS board is used for transport. Instead of using single straps the Vagabond provides eight points of secure side release locks along iwth a combination of webbing and netting to safely secure the patient to the baord for transport. *
!agalmnd.[o.LBaJmsc_Amflicafimb_The papoose application is necessary for the pediatric patients who “quire emergency room procedures sucha as suturing or other Minor procedures where they need to remain tionary. The Vagabond board and restrain system comfortabily holds the child in place and can serve as an aid for transport whent he child might need to be transferred to another dept. of a hospital. This is accomplished by merely lifting the patient and the board onto a cot or rolling bed.
int: This restraint is used when patients are sedated or disoriented and there is concern over thier falling out of bed. The Vagabond restraint helps to insure the safety of the patient by providing a comfortable restraint that serves to keep them in bed.
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/K982178 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K982178: Vagabond Soft Restraint System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982178
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