# K024008: Small Bard Ventralex Patch

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 20, 2003 after 78 days
- Product code: FTL (Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.3300
- 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 K021736 (2002). 1 ancestor in all.
15 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021736: Bard Ventralex Hernia Patch, Models 0010302, 0010301, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2002)

## Most influential descendants
- K120506: Parietex Composite Ventral Patch (2012), 11 descendants of its own
- K131969: Symbotex (TM) Composite Mesh (2013), 10 descendants of its own
- K142908: Parietex Monofilament Polyester Mesh (new name: Parietex Lightweight Mesh), Parietex Composite Mono PM Mesh (new name: Parietex Composite Parastomal Mesh), Parietex Composite Ventral Patch, Symbotex Composite Mesh (2014), 5 descendants of its own
- K150091: Versatex Monofilament Mesh (2015), 4 descendants of its own
- K220586: Symbotex Composite Mesh, ProGrip Self-Gripping Polyester Mesh, Parietex Hydrophilic 2D 3D Anatomical Mesh, Versatex Monofilament Mesh (2022), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Bard Ventralex Hernia Patch is intended for use in all forms of hernia repair requiring reinforcement with a nonabsorbable support material. The small Bard Ventralex Patch (REF 0010301) is also intended to repair soft tissue deficiencies including deficiencies caused by trocars.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024008
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology