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Gambro Polyflux 11S, 14S, 17S & 21S Hemodialyzers/ Hemofilters

K982414510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 26, 1999256-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5860

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

Gambro Healthcare · KDI Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System

Cleared on Mar 26, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K955592 (Cobe Renal Care, Inc., 1997) after a 256-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1997. 36 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 26, 1999
Review
256 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KDI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K955592 (1997). 36 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 4 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2025: 5 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant clearedK955592 · Cobe Centrysystem 14 Pes Hemodialyzers · Cobe Renal Care, Inc. · 19971995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 5 descendants2 generations forward: 9 descendants3 generations forward: 11 descendants4 generations forward: 6 descendants5 generations forward: 5 descendants K955592 · Cobe Centrysystem 14 Pes Hemodialyzers · Cobe Renal Care, Inc. · 19970+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK955592 Cobe Centrysystem 14 Pes HemodialyzersCobe Renal Care, Inc. · 1997
  2. This deviceK982414 Gambro Polyflux 11S, 14S, 17S & 21S Hemodialyzers/ HemofiltersGambro Healthcare · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 19 of its ownK030592 Gambro Polyflux, Model 140H, 170H, 210HGambro Renal Care Products · 2003
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 10 of its ownK040255 Polyflux 14L, 17L, 21L Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single UseGambro Renal Products, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK994390 Gambro Polyflux 17R, Capillary Dialyzer/ FilterGambro Healthcare · 2000
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK043342 Polyflux Family Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single and Multiple…Gambro Renal Products · 2005
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK014152 Nxstage Cartridge ExpressNxstage Medical, Inc. · 2002

Showing 5 of 36 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2000: 12002: 12003: 22004: 12005: 42006: 22007: 12012: 12013: 32016: 12019: 12020: 22022: 22023: 22024: 42025: 52026: 3
2000high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K030592Gambro Polyflux, Model 140H, 170H, 210HGambro Renal Care Products · 2003 · cites it directly19descendants
  • K040255Polyflux 14L, 17L, 21L Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single UseGambro Renal Products, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on10descendants
  • K994390Gambro Polyflux 17R, Capillary Dialyzer/ FilterGambro Healthcare · 2000 · cites it directly10descendants
  • K043342Polyflux Family Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single and Multiple Use, Models 14L…Gambro Renal Products · 2005 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K014152Nxstage Cartridge ExpressNxstage Medical, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly7descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K955592Cobe Centrysystem 14 Pes HemodialyzersCobe Renal Care, Inc.1997—
0 (this device)K982414Gambro Polyflux 11S, 14S, 17S & 21S Hemodialyzers/ HemofiltersGambro Healthcare1999—
+1K030592Gambro Polyflux, Model 140H, 170H, 210HGambro Renal Care Products2003—
+2K040255Polyflux 14L, 17L, 21L Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single UseGambro Renal Products, Inc.2004—
+1K994390Gambro Polyflux 17R, Capillary Dialyzer/ FilterGambro Healthcare2000—
+1K043342Polyflux Family Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single and Multiple Use…Gambro Renal Products2005—
+1K014152Nxstage Cartridge ExpressNxstage Medical, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200210
200320
200410
200540
200620
200710
201210
201330
201610
201910
202020
202220
202320
202440
202550
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982414, 1997–2026Source: 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
*K955592Cobe Centrysystem 14 Pes Hemodialyzers
Summary page 1
…his hemodialyzer is also made of polycarbonate. The fibers used in this device are identical in design and materials to the previously approved Cobe Centrysystem 14 PES (K95 5592) (please refer to Parts A., B. C. and D. of Section XIV. of this Notification for information on the Cobe Centrysystem 14 PES Hem…
Cobe Renal Care, Inc.1997—

Also cleared against K955592: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (36)

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5 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K030592Gambro Polyflux, Model 140H, 170H, 210HGambro Renal Care Products200319
K994390Gambro Polyflux 17R, Capillary Dialyzer/ FilterGambro Healthcare200010
K043342Polyflux Family Hemodialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single and Multiple Use, Models 14L…Gambro Renal Products20059
K014152Nxstage Cartridge ExpressNxstage Medical, Inc.20027
K050603Olpur Dialyzer, Model HD 190Nephros, Inc.20056

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.
  • Of its descendants, K030592 (Gambro Renal Care Products, 2003) has gone furthest, with 19 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K955592.

How does its category compare?

All KDI devices

KDI Dialyzer, High Permeability With Or Without Sealed Dialysate System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KDI

9in 2025

2007: 112008: 62009: 42010: 92011: 52012: 62013: 112014: 82015: 52016: 52017: 82018: 22019: 42020: 92021: 22022: 72023: 72024: 72025: 92026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2007) · low 2 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KDI

199in 2025

2007: 91 days median2008: 148 days median2009: 236 days median2010: 186 days median2011: 85 days median2012: 153 days median2013: 247 days median2014: 164 days median2015: 69 days median2016: 230 days median2017: 188 days median2019: 263 days median2020: 266 days median2022: 259 days median2023: 157 days median2024: 235 days median2025: 199 days median2026 (partial year): 154 days median
2007high 266 (2020) · low 69 (2015)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KDI

2in 2025

2007: 42009: 32010: 12011: 42012: 12013: 22014: 32015: 52016: 42017: 12018: 12019: 62021: 22022: 172023: 8, 8 Class I2024: 4, 2 Class I2025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 17 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KDI

2,786in 2025

2007: 9162008: 1,0422009: 5222010: 8232011: 2,2702012: 1,7652013: 2,3602014: 6,1542015: 4,1822016: 7662017: 9632018: 1,7162019: 1,5872020: 1,6332021: 1,9442022: 2,1802023: 2,6922024: 2,4412025: 2,786
2007high 6,154 (2014) · low 522 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KDI, 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
200711914916
2008614801,042
200942363522
201091861823
201158542,270
2012615311,765
20131124722,360
2014816436,154
201556954,182
201652304766
201781881963
20182—11,716
2019426361,587
2020926601,633
20212—21,944
20227259172,180
202371578 (8)2,692
202472354 (2)2,441
2025919922,786
202661542—

What is it indicated for?

The Gambro Polyflux 118, 14S, 17S, and 21S hemodialyzers / filters can be used whenever hemodialysis or hemofiltration is indicated. These can be used for acute or chronic hemodialysis or hemofiltration. In these therapies, monitoring of patient vital signs, the therapy delivery system, heparin administration and clotting times should be performed under the supervision / direction of a physician.

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. “K982414: Gambro Polyflux 11S, 14S, 17S & 21S Hemodialyzers/ Hemofilters.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982414

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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