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Intravascular Access Introducer Sheath

K041506510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 15, 2004130-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1340

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

Applied Medical Resources Corp. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Oct 15, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K890766 (Applied Vascular Devices, Inc., 1989) after a 130-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: Oct 15, 2004
Review: 130 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K890766 (1989). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK890766 Catheter Introducer SheathApplied Vascular Devices, Inc. · 1989
This deviceK041506 Intravascular Access Introducer SheathApplied Medical Resources Corp. · 2004
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK063658 Intravascular Introducer SystemApplied Medical Resources Corp. · 2007

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K063658Intravascular Introducer SystemApplied Medical Resources Corp. · 2007 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K890766	Catheter Introducer Sheath	Applied Vascular Devices, Inc.	1989	—
0 (this device)	K041506	Intravascular Access Introducer Sheath	Applied Medical Resources Corp.	2004	—
+1	K063658	Intravascular Introducer System	Applied Medical Resources Corp.	2007	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2007	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041506, 1989–2007Source: 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
*	K890766	Catheter Introducer Sheath Summary page 1 …d: The Applied Medical Suture Clinch is substantially equivalent to the Applied Medical Catheter Introducer Sheath under Applied Medical's previous 5 10(k) filing number K890766 and Johnson & Johnson Cordis Avanti+ Introducer Set. Description: The Intravascular Access Introducer Sheath is a sterile single…	Applied Vascular Devices, Inc.	1989	—
*	—	Johnson & Johnson Cordis Avanti+ Introducer Set Named without a submission number			—

Also cleared against K890766: 2 other devices →

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
K063658	Intravascular Introducer System	Applied Medical Resources Corp.	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 no recall.
Of its descendants, K063658 (Applied Medical Resources Corp., 2007) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K890766.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

2007high 45 (2016) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (48 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYB

4,539in 2025

2007high 4,539 (2025) · low 316 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYB, 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	12	95	15	316
2008	17	37	9	423
2009	14	52	25	399
2010	18	123	18	445
2011	17	100	4	628
2012	22	128	3	898
2013	26	118	5 (1)	743
2014	30	122	2	780
2015	17	129	2 (1)	913
2016	19	95	45 (3)	1,234
2017	24	70	22 (1)	1,672
2018	19	156	1	1,903
2019	18	47	2	2,450
2020	9	49	21 (21)	2,465
2021	12	78	6	2,835
2022	13	143	2	4,084
2023	15	55	10	3,775
2024	18	56	2	3,931
2025	16	63	3	4,539
2026	17	59	23 (21)	—

What is it indicated for?

The Applied Medical Intravascular Access Introducer Sheath is indicated for percutaneous access to the peripheral vascular Sheath and is designed to assist in the placement and removal of catheters.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K041506 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K041506: Intravascular Access Introducer Sheath.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041506

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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