# K051805: Kendall SCD Sleeves (Extra Large Knee, Extra Large Thigh), Kendall SCD Lexpres Sleeves (Extra Large Knee, Extra Large

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Tyco Healthcare/Kendall
- Decided: Oct 13, 2005 after 100 days
- Product code: JOW (Sleeve, Limb, Compressible)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.5800
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K781357 (1978). 1 ancestor in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K781357: T.E.D. Sequential Compression Sleeves, Kendall Research Center (1978) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K140813: Reprocessed Kendall SCD Express Compression Sleeves (2014), 2 descendants of its own
- K161105: Reprocessed Compression Garments (2016), 1 descendant of its own
- K163620: Reprocessed Kendall SCD Express Compression Sleeves, Reprocessed Kendall SCD Comfort Compression Sleeves (2017), 0 descendants of its own
- K100306: Kendall SCD Sequential Compression Comfort Sleeves (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Kendall SCD® System is designed to increase venous blood flow in at risk patients, including bariatric and morbidly obese patients, in order to help prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051805
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology