# K993668: Laerdal Suction Unit,(4000) Model 78 00 20

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Laerdal Medical A/S
- Decided: Dec 20, 1999 after 49 days
- Product code: BTA (Pump, Portable, Aspiration (Manual Or Powered))
- 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 K840110 (1984). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K840110: Laerdal Suction Unit, Laerdal Medical Corp. (1984) Summary page 1.
- K872094: Vacu-Aide, The Devilbiss Co. (1987) Summary page 1.
- K950698: Lsu 2000 Portable Suction Unit, Laerdal Medical Corp. (1995) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Laerdal™ Suction Unit (LSU); Pre-amendments device: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
Indications for use are identical for the predicate products cited, and also more than 20 others sold in the US market, i.e., to reinove obstructing secretions, blood or vomits from a patient’s airway, to keep air passages to lungs open to allow ventilation.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K993668
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology