510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVitalcare Urethral Catheter Red Rubber
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Vitalcare, Inc. · EZD Catheter, Straight
Cleared on Apr 10, 2003 after a 141-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Apr 10, 2003
- Review
- 141 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- EZD
- 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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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 Dover Red Rubber Robinson 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 EZD devicesEZD Catheter, Straight: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · EZD
11so far in 2026, the most since 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · EZD
130in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · EZD
1in 2014
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · EZD
288in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code EZD, 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 | 4 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 110 | 0 | 18 |
| 2014 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 17 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2016 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 21 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 120 |
| 2018 | 3 | 122 | 0 | 390 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 466 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 563 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 994 |
| 2022 | 10 | 288 | 0 | 487 |
| 2023 | 6 | 214 | 0 | 553 |
| 2024 | 5 | 147 | 0 | 116 |
| 2025 | 6 | 130 | 0 | 288 |
| 2026 | 11 | 146 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Vitalcare's Urethral Catheter Red Rubber is intended to be inserted through the urethra to the bladder and utilized for passage of fluid from the urinary tract.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K023872 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K023872: Vitalcare Urethral Catheter Red Rubber.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023872
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026