# K020996: Medefil's Heparin I.V. Flush Syringe in Various Fill Sizes - 1 ML Fill in 6 ML Syringe LL; 2 ML Fill in 6 ML Syringe LL

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medefil, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 24, 2002 after 88 days
- Product code: NGT (Saline, Vascular Access Flush)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5200
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K993518 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K993518: Medefil's Heparin I.V. Flush Syringe, in Various Fill Sizes - 1 ML Fill in 3 ML Syringe LL; 1 ML Fill in 6 ML Syringe LL, Medefil, Inc. (2000) Summary page 3.

## Most influential descendants
- K092491: Medefil's Heparin I.V. Flush Syringe 1 Unit/ML; 10 Units/ML; and 100 Units/ML in Various Fill Sizes (2010), 0 descendants of its own
- K032417: Heparin Lock Flush Syringe (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
FOR USE TO MAINTAIN PATENCY OF IN-DWELLING INTRAVENOUS ACCESS DEVICES (IVAD)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020996
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology