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Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle

K040100510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 1, 200441-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1330

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

Arrow Intl., Inc. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Mar 1, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K930129 (Arrow Intl., Inc., 1994) after a 41-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1994. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: Mar 1, 2004
Review: 41 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DQX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K930129 (1994). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK930129 Arrow Picc-Peripherally Inserted Central CatheterArrow Intl., Inc. · 1994 · Recalled
This deviceK040100 Arrow Echogenic Introducer NeedleArrow Intl., Inc. · 2004
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK071998 Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle ComponentArrow Intl., Inc. · 2007 · Recalled

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K071998Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle ComponentArrow Intl., Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K930129	Arrow Picc-Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter	Arrow Intl., Inc.	1994	4
0 (this device)	K040100	Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle	Arrow Intl., Inc.	2004	—
+1	K071998	Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle Component	Arrow Intl., Inc.	2007	2

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2007	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K040100, 1994–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (2)

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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K930129	Arrow Picc-Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Summary page 1 …to Catheter Guidewire name: Legally marketed Arrow International, Inc.'s PICC Two-Lumen Peripherally Inserted devices to which the Central Catheter Set (K930129). device is substantially equivalent: Cook's 21Ga needle will also be used as a predicate. 510(k)…	Arrow Intl., Inc.	1994	4
*	—	Cook's 21Ga needle Named without a submission number			—

Also cleared against K930129: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K071998	Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle Component	Arrow Intl., Inc.	2007	0

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?

Its one ancestor has a recall.
Of its descendants, K071998 (Arrow Intl., Inc., 2007) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
1 other device also cites its predicate K930129.

How does its category compare?

All DQX devices

DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQX

10in 2025

2007high 21 (2010) · low 6 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQX

177in 2025

2007high 212 (2022) · low 43 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQX

3in 2024

2007high 49 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQX

2,178in 2025

2007high 2,210 (2024) · low 687 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	14	85	12	760
2008	19	87	7	715
2009	18	87	49	687
2010	21	63	34	987
2011	18	43	3	1,311
2012	20	62	5	1,337
2013	18	119	7 (4)	1,474
2014	18	103	0	1,323
2015	15	112	1	1,323
2016	14	179	2 (2)	1,466
2017	19	85	17	1,524
2018	19	114	9	1,737
2019	13	173	2	1,679
2020	14	106	1 (1)	1,536
2021	6	161	0	1,713
2022	15	212	0	1,647
2023	10	136	0	2,068
2024	11	134	3	2,210
2025	10	177	0	2,178
2026	12	145	4 (1)	—

What is it indicated for?

The Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle allows access to the vascular system for the introduction of a guidewire.

A peripherally inserted central catheter permits venous access to the central circulation through a peripheral vein. It offers an alternative method of intravenous therapy for select adult and pediatric patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K040100 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K040100: Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K040100

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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