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Ekos Peripheral Infusion System

K033214510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 14, 200311-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.5150

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

Ekos Corp. · QEY Mechanical Thrombolysis Catheter

Cleared on Oct 14, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K030637 (Ekos Corp., 2003) after an 11-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1990. 46 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 14, 2003
Review
11 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QEY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K904788 (1990). 14 ancestors in all. 46 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2000: 1 other ancestor1996: 2 other ancestors1995: 1 other ancestor1993: 2 other ancestors1991: 1 other ancestor2004: 3 descendants cleared2005: 6 descendants cleared2006: 5 descendants cleared2007: 4 descendants cleared2008: 4 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants clearedK904788 · Mewissen Catheter · Boston Scientific Corp · 1990K974067 · Fountain Infusion Catheter and Occluding Guide Wire · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK981417 · Squirt Fluid Delivery System · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998K013635 · Trellis Infusion System (10CM Infusion Length); Trellis Infusion System (20CM Infusion Length) · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002K021958 · Trellis Plus Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length 20CM (100CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion H · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK023514 · Trellis-6 Peripheral Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length) · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK030637 · Ekos Peripheral Infusion System · Ekos Corp. · 20031990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 4 other ancestors4 generations back: 2 other ancestors6 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 6 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 3 descendants6 generations forward: 4 descendants7 generations forward: 3 descendants8 generations forward: 8 descendants9 generations forward: 5 descendants10 generations forward: 5 descendants11 generations forward: 1 descendant K030637 · Ekos Peripheral Infusion System · Ekos Corp. · 2003K023514 · Trellis-6 Peripheral Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length) · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK021958 · Trellis Plus Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length 20CM (100CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion H · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK013635 · Trellis Infusion System (10CM Infusion Length); Trellis Infusion System (20CM Infusion Length) · Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002K981417 · Squirt Fluid Delivery System · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998K974067 · Fountain Infusion Catheter and Occluding Guide Wire · Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK904788 · Mewissen Catheter · Boston Scientific Corp · 1990−50+5+10
  1. Root · 7 generations backK904788 Mewissen CatheterBoston Scientific Corp · 1990
  2. 6 generations backK974067 Fountain Infusion Catheter and Occluding Guide WireMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 5 generations backK981417 Squirt Fluid Delivery SystemMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998
  4. 4 generations backK013635 Trellis Infusion System (10CM Infusion Length); Trellis Infusion…Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002
  5. 3 generations backK021958 Trellis Plus Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion…Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  6. 2 generations backK023514 Trellis-6 Peripheral Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM…Bacchus Vascular, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  7. 1 generation backK030637 Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2003
  8. This deviceK033214 Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2003
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 39 of its ownK041629 Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2004
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 38 of its ownK042456 Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2004 · Recalled
  11. Descendant · 3 generations on · 35 of its ownK051319 Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2005
  12. Descendant · 4 generations on · 34 of its ownK052071 Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2005
  13. Descendant · 5 generations on · 27 of its ownK060422 Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2006 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2004: 32005: 62006: 52007: 42008: 42011: 12016: 22018: 22019: 42020: 22021: 22022: 22024: 42025: 12026: 4
2004high 6 (2005) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K041629Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2004 · cites it directly39descendants
  • K042456Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2004 · 2 generations on38descendants
  • K051319Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2005 · 3 generations on35descendants
  • K052071Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2005 · 4 generations on34descendants
  • K060422Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp. · 2006 · 5 generations on27descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K904788Mewissen CatheterBoston Scientific Corp1990—
−6K974067Fountain Infusion Catheter and Occluding Guide WireMerit Medical Systems, Inc.199823
−5K981417Squirt Fluid Delivery SystemMerit Medical Systems, Inc.1998—
−4K013635Trellis Infusion System (10CM Infusion Length); Trellis Infusion System (20CM…Bacchus Vascular, Inc.2002—
−3K021958Trellis Plus Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length 20CM…Bacchus Vascular, Inc.20021
−2K023514Trellis-6 Peripheral Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion…Bacchus Vascular, Inc.20021
−1K030637Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2003—
0 (this device)K033214Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2003—
+1K041629Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2004—
+2K042456Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.20043
+3K051319Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2005—
+4K052071Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2005—
+5K060422Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.20061

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199320
199510
199620
200010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200430
200560
200650
200740
200840
201110
201620
201820
201940
202020
202120
202220
202440
202510
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K033214, 1990–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K030637Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp.2003—

Also cleared against K030637: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (46)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K041629Lysus Infusion SystemEkos Corp.200439
K050563Ekos Peripheral Infusion SystemEkos Corp.200521

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?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5 months on median.
  • 5 of the 14 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K041629 (Ekos Corp., 2004) has gone furthest, with 39 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K030637.

How does its category compare?

All QEY devices

QEY Mechanical Thrombolysis Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · QEY

1in 2024

2007: 52008: 42011: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 32018: 12019: 52020: 32021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEY

62in 2021

2007: 28 days median2008: 54 days median2017: 144 days median2019: 91 days median2020: 158 days median2021: 62 days median
2007high 158 (2020) · low 28 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · QEY

1in 2023

2022: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · QEY

5in 2025

2023: 12024: 12025: 5
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEY, 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
200752800
200845400
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
20120—00
20131—00
20141—00
20151—00
20162—00
2017314400
20181—00
201959100
2020315800
202136200
20221—10
20232—11
20241—01
20250—05
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The EKOS Peripheral Infusion System is intended for the controlled and selective infusion of physician-specified fluids, including thrombolytics, into the peripheral vasculature.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K033214: Ekos Peripheral Infusion System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K033214

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026