# K034020: Groshong NXT Picc Catheters

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 21, 2004 after 28 days
- Product code: LJS (Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long-Term Greater Than 30 Days)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5970
- Recalls of this device: 4 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K904558 (1991). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K023374: Groshong NXT Dual Lumen Picc Catheters, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K201452: Groshong NXT PICC Catheter (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Dec 20, 2005 · Not classified · Z-0544-06: Multiple pages in the Instructions For Use booklet were missing print. Booklets were missing either pages 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,and 15, or 2,3,6,7,10,11,14, and 15. These pages contain product description, 
- Dec 20, 2005 · Not classified · Z-0541-06: Multiple pages in the Instructions For Use booklet were missing print. Booklets were missing either pages 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,and 15, or 2,3,6,7,10,11,14, and 15. These pages contain product description, 
- Dec 20, 2005 · Not classified · Z-0543-06: Multiple pages in the Instructions For Use booklet were missing print. Booklets were missing either pages 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,and 15, or 2,3,6,7,10,11,14, and 15. These pages contain product description, 
- Dec 20, 2005 · Not classified · Z-0542-06: Multiple pages in the Instructions For Use booklet were missing print. Booklets were missing either pages 1,4,5,8,9,12,13,and 15, or 2,3,6,7,10,11,14, and 15. These pages contain product description, 

## Indications for use
The Groshong® NXT PICC provides short (less than 30 days) or long (greater than 30 days) term peripheral access to the central venous system for intravenous therapy or blood sampling.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K034020
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology