PMA · Approved
ApprovedSalivart
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Westport Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · LFD Saliva, Artificial
Approved on Sep 19, 1979 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 99-day review.
- Decided
- Sep 19, 1979
- Review
- 99 days
- Class
- Class U
- Product code
- LFD
- Recalls
- None
PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.
Sources: FDA PMA database (decision fields and supplements), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in LFD? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new LFD device
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Does it have a predicate?
PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.
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 LFD devicesLFD Saliva, Artificial: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LFD
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LFD
287in 2019
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LFD
1in 2013
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LFD
11in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LFD, 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 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 209 | 0 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 1 | 37 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2015 | 5 | 156 | 0 | 28 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 68 |
| 2017 | 3 | 231 | 0 | 51 |
| 2018 | 5 | 210 | 0 | 37 |
| 2019 | 3 | 287 | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 34 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/P790016 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “P790016: Salivart.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P790016
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