Recorded device evidence

AMERITUS ENTRAL (TM) ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE (K100526): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K100526 file contains product-specific indications and users, design and operating principle, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 1 selected decisions under primary code FPD. 1 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

No quartiles are displayed: this complete-year cohort has fewer than 20 valid pairs.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K100526 ↗ · this pageAMERITUS ENTRAL (TM) ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE2010-02-24 → 2010-04-2257Traditional
K243361 ↗Nutrifit2024-10-29 → 2024-12-1951Traditional
K180236 ↗VR Medical Feeding Tube and Enteral Feeding Extension Set (EFES)2018-01-29 → 2019-01-18354Traditional
K131590 ↗INNERSENSE ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE PROBE / FEEDING TUBE2013-05-31 → 2013-10-23145Traditional
K120815 ↗INNERSENSE ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE/FEEDING TUBE2012-03-19 → 2013-03-06352Traditional

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K100526 · PDF page 5 ↗ Source 2

The       Amertius         EntralI~                            Feeding     Tube          is intended      for      nasogastric    or      orogastric       delivery  of    various     types   of   liquid
  nutritional     media       through         the     gastro        intestinal    tract     of     neonatal    and           small      pediatric      patients,       and           is not        intended
 for       use         beyond        30      days.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Design and operating principle

K100526 · PDF page 1 ↗ Source 3

The    Arneritus       Entralm         Feeding      Tubes       are      composed        of two      families       of       Feeding      Tubes      each      made       with      different
    materials:         polyurethane        and     silicone.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

Performance evidence actually described

K100526 · PDF page 2 ↗ Source 4

Both        design      verification      and         performance      test    results       demonstrated          that  Ameritus           Entralm        Feeding        Tube    two
families       made     of   either       Polyurethane       or      Silicone    performed        as         per their      intended        use       and       are        equivalent to      their
respective     predicate        devices.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK100526 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryAMERITUS ENTRAL (TM) ENTERAL FEEDING TUBE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantKentec Medical, Inc. [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeFPD [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2010-04-22 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeTraditional [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2010-02-24 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Design and operating principle — what differs in our product?

    Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

    Useful evidence: Design description, materials/components, accessory list and a differences matrix.

  3. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

Work packages and dependencies

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[164096] · record 16cd09d12c274a68543bee758105022c7384eaf0264392391be2d68c347b08af
  • [5] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K100526 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K100526 ↗

Thu, 06 May 2010 11:43:06 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot 90239b66728de4c5599d88657027014b6058d8e50d83b84aab865c3eefcdca3e

  • [2] PDF page 5 · record dcbe3ec60173c2e031f9ccbd543a2b13a600864113e6d9561018fb64de7616ad
  • [3] PDF page 1 · record 4c81882520406a123dab3f64e616b4d2eaff26bdf89ccc1ed0b1946cbd5efe34
  • [4] PDF page 2 · record 53151676b1a9f887380b7f23fefb6ad088509b4a6b25eae1fd9bf0db911aec5d

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