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Medline Prohibit Series Surgical Mask with Fluid Shield

K991559510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 23, 1999111-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4040

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

Medline Industries, Inc. · FXX Mask, Surgical

Cleared on Aug 23, 1999 after a 111-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 23, 1999
Review
111 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FXX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK991559 Medline Prohibit Series Surgical Mask with Fluid ShieldMedline Industries, Inc. · 1999
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK100846 Imc Surgical Face MaskInternational Medsurg Connection · 2010
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK212375 Disposable Medical Surgical MaskJiangxi Bestgrand Health Technology Co., Ltd. · 2022
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK202954 Disposable Surgical MaskXiamen Probtain Medical Techology Co., Ltd. · 2021
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK210429 Disposable Surgical Face MaskJiangxi Heying Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 2021

Most influential descendants

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  • K100846Imc Surgical Face MaskInternational Medsurg Connection · 2010 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K212375Disposable Medical Surgical MaskJiangxi Bestgrand Health Technology Co., Ltd. · 2022 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K202954Disposable Surgical MaskXiamen Probtain Medical Techology Co., Ltd. · 2021 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K210429Disposable Surgical Face MaskJiangxi Heying Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 2021 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K991559Medline Prohibit Series Surgical Mask with Fluid ShieldMedline Industries, Inc.1999—
+1K100846Imc Surgical Face MaskInternational Medsurg Connection2010—
+2K212375Disposable Medical Surgical MaskJiangxi Bestgrand Health Technology Co., Ltd.2022—
+2K202954Disposable Surgical MaskXiamen Probtain Medical Techology Co., Ltd.2021—
+2K210429Disposable Surgical Face MaskJiangxi Heying Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201010
202120
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991559, 1999–2022Source: 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 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? (4)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K100846Imc Surgical Face MaskInternational Medsurg Connection20103

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?

  • Of its descendants, K100846 (International Medsurg Connection, 2010) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FXX devices

FXX Mask, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FXX

6in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 12010: 72011: 62012: 12013: 32014: 12015: 52016: 52017: 12018: 32019: 42020: 272021: 2182022: 912023: 222024: 152025: 62026 (partial year): 5
2007high 218 (2021) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FXX

123in 2025

2010: 144 days median2011: 137 days median2013: 219 days median2015: 298 days median2016: 268 days median2018: 119 days median2019: 124 days median2020: 113 days median2021: 162 days median2022: 113 days median2023: 139 days median2024: 263 days median2025: 123 days median2026 (partial year): 142 days median
2007high 298 (2015) · low 113 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · FXX

2in 2024

2019: 22023: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FXX

11in 2025

2007: 112008: 102009: 32010: 92011: 82012: 222013: 92014: 52015: 142016: 162017: 452018: 212019: 232020: 602021: 672022: 212023: 212024: 212025: 11
2007high 67 (2021) · low 3 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FXX, 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—011
20082—010
20091—03
2010714409
2011613708
20121—022
2013321909
20141—05
20155298014
20165268016
20171—045
20183119021
20194124223
202027113060
2021218162067
202291113021
202322139121
202415263221
20256123011
202651420—

What is it indicated for?

A surgical mask is a device intended to be worn by operating room personnel during surgical procedures to protect both the surgical patient and the operating room personnel from transfer of microorganisms, body fluids, and particulate material.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K991559: Medline Prohibit Series Surgical Mask with Fluid Shield.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991559

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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