# K062474: Smithwick Carotid Shunt

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mcpherson Enterprises, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 9, 2006 after 77 days
- Product code: DXC (Clamp, Vascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.4450
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Sundt Shunt: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Pruitt-Inhara Shunt: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Smithwick Shunt: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Javid Shunt: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Vascuflo Shunt: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Modified Carotid Shunt by Uresil Corp.: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K070323: Temporary Limb Salvage Shunt (2007), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This device is used during carotid endarterectomies as a temporary conduit, to allow for blood flow between the common and internal carotid arteries.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K062474
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology