# K061250: Multicath Expert

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vygon Corp.
- Decided: Sep 29, 2006 after 148 days
- Product code: FOZ (Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5200
- 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 K870067 (1987). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K870067: Multicath - Code#S 8.1207.OO/8.1208.00/8.1205.20, Vygon Corp. (1987) Summary page 1.
- K992532: Vantex Central Venous Catheter with Oligon Material with or Without Amc Thromboshield Coating, Baxter Healthcare Corp (2000) Summary page 1.
- K033250: Edwards Lifesciences Vantex Central Venous Catheters with Thermistor, Edwards Lifesciences, LLC (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K072702: Stryker Antimic Catheter (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Vygon Multicath Expert Catheter is intended for use in patients who require Short-term (less than 30 days) I.V. therapy. It may be used to administer hyperalimentation, antibiotics, chemotherapy, drugs for pain management or intravenous fluids. The catheters are manufactured with a Pellethane-based AgIONTM antimicrobial. The AglON T" uses silver as the antimicrobial agent.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K061250
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology