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Medcomp Ash Split

K011576510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 21, 200130-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5540

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

Medical Components, Inc. · NFK Kit, Repair, Catheter, Hemodialysis

Cleared on Jun 21, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K972207 (Medcomp, 1998) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998.

Decided
Jun 21, 2001
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NFK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K972207 (1998). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K972207 · Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 28CM, Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 32CM · Medcomp · 19981996199820002002
  1. Root · 1 generation backK972207 Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 28CM, Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 32CMMedcomp · 1998
  2. This deviceK011576 Medcomp Ash SplitMedical Components, Inc. · 2001
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K972207Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 28CM, Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 32CMMedcomp1998—
0 (this device)K011576Medcomp Ash SplitMedical Components, Inc.2001—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011576, 1998–2001Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K972207Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 28CM, Medcomp Ash Split-Cath 32CM
Summary page 1
…Jeanne M. Cush Senior Regulatory Affairs Associate Date Prepared: May 14, 2001 Special 510(k) Corrective Action Being Affected Product Affected: Medcomp Ash Split- Cath K972207 Product Modification: Addition of Safety Slide Clamp Classification: 78 MSD C.F.R. Section: 876.5540 Description of Device Modi…
Medcomp1998—

Also cleared against K972207: 4 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K972207.

How does its category compare?

All NFK devices

NFK Kit, Repair, Catheter, Hemodialysis: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NFK

1in 2010

2009: 12010: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NFK

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

Recalls per year · NFK

No recall names NFK since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NFK

18in 2025

2007: 12009: 22010: 32011: 162012: 112013: 162014: 12015: 12016: 72017: 82018: 52019: 52020: 12022: 182023: 42024: 192025: 18
2007high 19 (2024) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NFK, 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
20070—01
20080—00
20091—02
20101—03
20110—016
20120—011
20130—016
20140—01
20150—01
20160—07
20170—08
20180—05
20190—05
20200—01
20210—00
20220—018
20230—04
20240—019
20250—018
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Medcomp Safety Slide Clamp is intended to provide a secondary extension tube clamp on the Medcomp Ash Split-Cath, Duo-Flow 400XL and Duo-Split Catheters to prevent leakage during connection or disconnection of the bloodlines.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K011576: Medcomp Ash Split.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011576

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026