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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

The V Bag, Catalog Number VB1800; Vac-Box for Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage, Catalog Number VACBOX1500

K012942510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 5, 200166-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.4400

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

Circulatory Technology, Inc. · DTN Reservoir, Blood, Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Cleared on Nov 5, 2001 after a 66-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Nov 5, 2001
Review
66 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DTN
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012942Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 DTN devices

DTN Reservoir, Blood, Cardiopulmonary Bypass: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DTN

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 72010: 12011: 22013: 42014: 32015: 22017: 22023: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTN

38in 2014

2009: 211 days median2013: 79 days median2014: 38 days median
2007high 211 (2009) · low 38 (2014)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · DTN

2in 2018

2007: 12008: 12009: 12011: 12016: 12017: 12018: 2
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DTN

8in 2025

2007: 102008: 82009: 102010: 182011: 102012: 172013: 472014: 522015: 272016: 62017: 32018: 42019: 112020: 62021: 122022: 72023: 82024: 102025: 8
2007high 52 (2014) · low 3 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTN, 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
20072—110
20081—18
20097211110
20101—018
20112—110
20120—017
2013479047
2014338052
20152—027
20160—16
20172—13
20180—24
20190—011
20200—06
20210—012
20220—07
20231—08
20242—010
20251—08
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The V-Bag™ and the Vac-Box™ are designed for use in an extracorporeal circuit to provide a volume reservoir, compliance, and assist in removing air bubbles either with gravity drainage mode or vacuum assisted venous drainage operating mode.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K012942: The V Bag, Catalog Number VB1800; Vac-Box for Vacuum Assisted Venous Drainage, Catalog Number VACBOX1500.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012942

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