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Protege RX GPS Self-Expanding Nitrinol Stent

K051379510(k) SpecialDecided Jun 17, 200521-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5010

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

Ev3 Corporation · FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts

Cleared on Jun 17, 2005 after a 21-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 17, 2005
Review
21 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FGE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

7 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK051379 Protege RX GPS Self-Expanding Nitrinol StentEv3 Corporation · 2005
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK060557 Suresave TM Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent and Precision TM Delivery…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2006
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK071646 Supera Interwoven Self-Expanding Biliary Nitinol Stent Delivery…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK093893 Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK111766 Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transheptic…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2011 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK122546 Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12008: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 1
2006high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K060557Suresave TM Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent and Precision TM Delivery Catheter-SS06120060Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K071646Supera Interwoven Self-Expanding Biliary Nitinol Stent Delivery Catheter, Model #…Idev Technologies, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K093893Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic Biliary SystemIdev Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K111766Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transheptic Biliary SystemsIdev Technologies, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K122546Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic Biliary SystemIdev Technologies, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K051379Protege RX GPS Self-Expanding Nitrinol StentEv3 Corporation2005—
+1K060557Suresave TM Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent and Precision TM Delivery…Idev Technologies, Inc.2006—
+2K071646Supera Interwoven Self-Expanding Biliary Nitinol Stent Delivery Catheter…Idev Technologies, Inc.2008—
+2K093893Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic Biliary…Idev Technologies, Inc.20101
+3K111766Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transheptic Biliary…Idev Technologies, Inc.20111
+3K122546Supera Veritas Interwoven Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent Transhepatic Biliary…Idev Technologies, Inc.2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200810
201010
201110
201220
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051379, 2005–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Protégé GPS Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (7)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060557Suresave TM Self-Expandable Nitinol Stent and Precision TM Delivery Catheter-SS06120060Idev Technologies, Inc.20066

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?

  • Of its descendants, K060557 (Idev Technologies, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FGE devices

FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FGE

7in 2025

2007: 42008: 112009: 72010: 92011: 92012: 82013: 52014: 82015: 82016: 42017: 92018: 72019: 22020: 42021: 12022: 62023: 62024: 62025: 72026 (partial year): 8
2007high 11 (2008) · low 1 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FGE

257in 2025

2007: 316 days median2008: 214 days median2009: 160 days median2010: 81 days median2011: 114 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 161 days median2014: 156 days median2015: 79 days median2016: 49 days median2017: 59 days median2018: 215 days median2020: 121 days median2022: 101 days median2023: 199 days median2024: 188 days median2025: 257 days median2026 (partial year): 153 days median
2007high 316 (2007) · low 49 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · FGE

1in 2024

2007: 542008: 932009: 182010: 322011: 22012: 42013: 32017: 12018: 432019: 132020: 12021: 272022: 212023: 192024: 12026 (partial year): 11
2007high 93 (2008) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FGE

1,923in 2025

2007: 1,0062008: 1,4652009: 1,6552010: 1,4342011: 1,3212012: 1,1832013: 1,0602014: 1,2702015: 1,5432016: 1,4532017: 1,5152018: 1,6812019: 1,8962020: 2,1822021: 2,2972022: 1,7492023: 1,6152024: 1,9482025: 1,923
2007high 2,297 (2021) · low 1,006 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FGE, 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
20074316541,006
200811214931,465
20097160181,655
2010981321,434
2011911421,321
201289641,183
2013516131,060
2014815601,270
201587901,543
201644901,453
201795911,515
20187215431,681
20192—131,896
2020412112,182
20211—272,297
20226101211,749
20236199191,615
2024618811,948
2025725701,923
2026815311—

What is it indicated for?

The Protégé® RX GPS™ Self-Expanding Nitinol Stent is intended as a palliative treatment for malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K051379: Protege RX GPS Self-Expanding Nitrinol Stent.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051379

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026