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Safeflo Vena Cava Filter

K081138510(k) TraditionalDecided May 7, 2009381-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.3375

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

Rmt Medical Technilogies, Inc. · DTK Filter, Intravascular, Cardiovascular

Cleared on May 7, 2009 after a 381-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
May 7, 2009
Review
381 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DTK
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K081138Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*—Simon Nitinol Filter
Named without a submission number
—
*—OptEase Permanent Vena Cava Filter
Named without a submission number
—

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.

How does its category compare?

All DTK devices

DTK Filter, Intravascular, Cardiovascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DTK

5in 2024

2007: 32008: 62009: 32010: 32011: 22012: 52013: 32014: 22015: 22016: 32017: 52018: 22021: 22024: 5
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTK

29in 2024

2007: 87 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 380 days median2010: 50 days median2012: 156 days median2013: 91 days median2016: 84 days median2017: 88 days median2024: 29 days median
2007high 380 (2009) · low 29 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · DTK

1in 2025

2007: 12013: 12015: 12016: 22019: 62022: 22025: 1
2007high 6 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DTK

432in 2025

2007: 3642008: 3452009: 4562010: 3692011: 4392012: 3512013: 4732014: 4512015: 8592016: 2,5742017: 4,3642018: 3,9382019: 6,4672020: 5,4052021: 5,3572022: 2,1912023: 5832024: 4062025: 432
2007high 6,467 (2019) · low 345 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTK, 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
20073871364
20086870345
200933800456
20103500369
20112—0439
201251560351
20133911473
20142—0451
20152—1859
201638422,574
201758804,364
20182—03,938
20190—66,467
20200—05,405
20212—05,357
20220—22,191
20230—0583
20245290406
20250—1432
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SafeFlo® Vena Cava Filter set is indicated for the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism via percutaneous placement in the inferior vena cava in the following situations:

Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contraindicated,

Failure of anticoagulant therapy in thromboembolic diseases,

Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated benefits of conventional therapy are reduced; and

Chronic, recurrent pulmonary embolism where anticoagulant therapy has failed or is contraindicated.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K081138: Safeflo Vena Cava Filter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K081138

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026