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Enpath Safety Introducer

K041708510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 30, 2004160-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

Enpath Medical Incorporated · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Nov 30, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K000665 (Tfx Medical, Inc., 2000) after a 160-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000.

Decided: Nov 30, 2004
Review: 160 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K000665 (2000). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK000665 TFX Medical Safety Needle with IntroducerTfx Medical, Inc. · 2000
This deviceK041708 Enpath Safety IntroducerEnpath Medical Incorporated · 2004

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K000665	TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer	Tfx Medical, Inc.	2000	—
0 (this device)	K041708	Enpath Safety Introducer	Enpath Medical Incorporated	2004	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041708, 2000–2004Source: 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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K000665	TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer Summary page 1 …Trade Name Enpath Safe-ty Introducer Common Name Catheter Introducer Predicate Device TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer, K000665 Device Description The Enpath Safety Introducer is designed to minimtize needle stick injuries when used to…	Tfx Medical, Inc.	2000	—

Also cleared against K000665: 4 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K000665.

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 Enpath Safety Introducer is intended to minimize needle stick injuries when used to introduce catheters, pacemaker leads and similar devices into the venous system

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K041708 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K041708: Enpath Safety Introducer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041708

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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