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PMA · Approved

Recalled · Class II · 2013

Instat (TM) Collagen Absorbable Hemostat

P830079PMAApproved Oct 10, 1985657-day reviewClass III21 CFR 878.4490Recalls 2

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

ETHICON, Inc. · LMF Agent, Absorbable Hemostatic, Collagen Based

Approved on Oct 10, 1985 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 657-day review. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Oct 10, 1985
Review
657 days
Class
Class III
Product code
LMF
Recalls
2

PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

P830079 has 14 supplements since 1985: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

1985: 11987: 21988: 11989: 11990: 21991: 11995: 11999: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12007: 1
1985high 2 (1987) · low 0 (1986)2007
View FIG. 1 as a table
YearSupplements approved
19851
19872
19881
19891
19902
19911
19951
19991
20031
20041
20051
20071
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P830079, 1985–2007Source: FDA PMA database

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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)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 28, 2013Class IIZ-1289-2013Process controlDue to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.
Mar 28, 2013Class IIZ-1288-2013Process controlDue to the process deviation, product lots in question may have been released with higher levels of pyrogens than permitted by the specifications for the products.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LMF devices

LMF Agent, Absorbable Hemostatic, Collagen Based: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LMF

16in 2025

2007: 222008: 112009: 112010: 142011: 112012: 142013: 332014: 372015: 222016: 152017: 122018: 162019: 232020: 152021: 272022: 162023: 202024: 182025: 162026 (partial year): 15
2007high 37 (2014) · low 11 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LMF

Too few LMF 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LMF

2in 2023

2008: 12012: 16, 2 Class I2023: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 16 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LMF

93in 2025

2007: 152008: 552009: 632010: 762011: 852012: 512013: 622014: 932015: 942016: 852017: 1212018: 1092019: 1512020: 1462021: 962022: 582023: 2712024: 1342025: 93
2007high 271 (2023) · low 15 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LMF, 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
200722—015
200811—155
200911—063
201014—076
201111—085
201214—16 (2)51
201333—062
201437—093
201522—094
201615—085
201712—0121
201816—0109
201923—0151
202015—0146
202127—096
202216—058
202320—2271
202418—0134
202516—093
202615—1—
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510(k) Report. “P830079: Instat (TM) Collagen Absorbable Hemostat.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P830079

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