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PMA · Approved

Approved

H.E.L.P. System

P940016PMAApproved Sep 19, 19971,206-day reviewClass III

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

B. Braun Avitum AG · MMY Lipoprotein, Low Density, Removal

Approved on Sep 19, 1997 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 1,206-day review.

Decided
Sep 19, 1997
Review
1,206 days
Class
Class III
Product code
MMY
Recalls
None

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

P940016 has 20 supplements since 1999: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

1999: 22002: 12009: 22010: 12012: 12013: 12015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 12019: 2
1999high 4 (2015) · low 0 (2000)2019
View FIG. 1 as a table
YearSupplements approved
19992
20021
20092
20101
20121
20131
20154
20163
20172
20181
20192
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P940016, 1999–2019Source: FDA PMA database

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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.

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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 MMY devices

MMY Lipoprotein, Low Density, Removal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MMY

3in 2025

2007: 12009: 32010: 22012: 32013: 12015: 52016: 72017: 32018: 32019: 42020: 22021: 32022: 32023: 12024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 7 (2016) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MMY

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

Recalls per year · MMY

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MMY

2in 2025

2012: 12013: 12014: 62015: 12016: 52017: 22018: 42019: 22020: 22022: 12025: 2
2007high 6 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MMY, 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
20071—00
20080—00
20093—00
20102—00
20110—00
20123—01
20131—01
20140—06
20155—01
20167—05
20173—02
20183—04
20194—02
20202—02
20213—00
20223—11
20231—00
20242—00
20253—02
20262—0—
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510(k) Report. “P940016: H.E.L.P. System.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P940016

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