510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVitalcare Urethral Catheter
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Vitalcare, Inc. · GBM Catheter, Urethral
Cleared on Apr 22, 2003 after a 314-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Apr 22, 2003
- Review
- 314 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- GBM
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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Top candidate predicates for a new GBM device
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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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Kendall Urethral Catheter Named without a submission number |
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 GBM devicesGBM Catheter, Urethral: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GBM
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GBM
230in 2020
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · GBM
1in 2025
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GBM
311in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GBM, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 5 | 18 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 1 | 46 |
| 2012 | 3 | 139 | 0 | 32 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2015 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 21 |
| 2016 | 3 | 112 | 0 | 49 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 59 |
| 2018 | 6 | 93 | 0 | 82 |
| 2019 | 7 | 121 | 0 | 148 |
| 2020 | 6 | 230 | 0 | 144 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 102 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 283 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 1 (1) | 202 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 468 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 1 | 311 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Vitalcare's Urethral Catheters are intended to be inserted through the urethra to the bladder and utilized for passage of fluid into the urinary tract.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K021938 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K021938: Vitalcare Urethral Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021938
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026