# K992448: V.a.C. Plus

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 18, 2000 after 180 days
- Product code: OMP (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Powered Suction Pump)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4780
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K945062 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
150 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 152 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K945062: Vacplus, Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K032310: Mini V.a.C., V.a.C. Freedom, V.a.C. Ats (2003), 112 descendants of its own
- K080357: Medela Invia Wound Therapy (2008), 75 descendants of its own
- K063692: V.a.C. Therapy Systems-Acti V.a.C. Therapy Unit Model# 340000 (2007), 60 descendants of its own
- K083375: Renasys GO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (2009), 56 descendants of its own
- K080275: NPD 1000 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (2008), 37 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The V.A.C. PLUS is a powered suction pump that is intended for use on patients who would benefit from a suction device, particularly as the device may promote wound* healing, including patients who would benefit from vacuum assisted drainage and removal of infectious material or other fluids from wounds under the influence of continuous and/or alternating suction pressures. *The V.A.C. PLUS is intended for patients with chronic, acute, traumatic, subacute and dehisced wounds, diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, flaps and grafts.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992448
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology