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Seal-Away CS Introducer Kit, Models 407514, 407515

K013029510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 9, 200129-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1340

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

St Jude Medical · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Oct 9, 2001 after a 29-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Oct 9, 2001
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DYB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2023: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK013029 Seal-Away CS Introducer Kit, Models 407514, 407515St Jude Medical · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK230283 Peel-Away Introducer (405104, 405108, 405112, 405116, 405118…Abbott Medical · 2023

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  • K230283Peel-Away Introducer (405104, 405108, 405112, 405116, 405118, 405119, 405120, 405122…Abbott Medical · 2023 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K013029Seal-Away CS Introducer Kit, Models 407514, 407515St Jude Medical2001—
+1K230283Peel-Away Introducer (405104, 405108, 405112, 405116, 405118, 405119, 405120…Abbott Medical2023—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013029, 2001–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and 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? (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
*—Peel away Sheath Introducer and Obturator
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K230283Peel-Away Introducer (405104, 405108, 405112, 405116, 405118, 405119, 405120, 405122…Abbott Medical20230

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?

  • Of its descendants, K230283 (Abbott Medical, 2023) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007: 122008: 172009: 142010: 182011: 172012: 222013: 262014: 302015: 172016: 192017: 242018: 192019: 182020: 92021: 122022: 132023: 152024: 182025: 162026 (partial year): 17
2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007: 95 days median2008: 37 days median2009: 52 days median2010: 123 days median2011: 100 days median2012: 128 days median2013: 118 days median2014: 122 days median2015: 129 days median2016: 95 days median2017: 70 days median2018: 156 days median2019: 47 days median2020: 49 days median2021: 78 days median2022: 143 days median2023: 55 days median2024: 56 days median2025: 63 days median2026 (partial year): 59 days median
2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

2007: 152008: 92009: 252010: 182011: 42012: 32013: 5, 1 Class I2014: 22015: 2, 1 Class I2016: 45, 3 Class I2017: 22, 1 Class I2018: 12019: 22020: 21, 21 Class I2021: 62022: 22023: 102024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 23, 21 Class I
2007high 45 (2016) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (48 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYB

4,539in 2025

2007: 3162008: 4232009: 3992010: 4452011: 6282012: 8982013: 7432014: 7802015: 9132016: 1,2342017: 1,6722018: 1,9032019: 2,4502020: 2,4652021: 2,8352022: 4,0842023: 3,7752024: 3,9312025: 4,539
2007high 4,539 (2025) · low 316 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYB, 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
2007129515316
200817379423
2009145225399
20101812318445
2011171004628
2012221283898
2013261185 (1)743
2014301222780
2015171292 (1)913
2016199545 (3)1,234
2017247022 (1)1,672
20181915611,903
2019184722,450
202094921 (21)2,465
2021127862,835
20221314324,084
20231555103,775
2024185623,931
2025166334,539
2026175923 (21)—

What is it indicated for?

The Seal-Away CS™ Introducer Kit is a percutaneous catheter introducer kit with peel-away sheath that is indicated for the introduction of catheters into a vessel.

The Seal-Away™ Hemostasis Adapter is indicated for the introduction of pacing leads, angiographic catheters, closed end catheters, balloon catheters and electrodes into a vessel where minimizing blood loss is essential.

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. “K013029: Seal-Away CS Introducer Kit, Models 407514, 407515.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013029

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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