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Gish Vision Blood Cardioplegia with HA Coating

K081838510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 26, 2009210-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.4240

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

Gish Biomedical, Inc. · DTR Heat-Exchanger, Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Cleared on Jan 26, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K020106 (Gish Biomedical, Inc., 2002) after a 210-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.

Decided
Jan 26, 2009
Review
210 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DTR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K896807 (1990). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK896807 SPBC Series Single Pass Blood Cardioplegia SystemGish Biomedical, Inc. · 1990
  2. 1 generation backK020106 Vision Blood Cardioplegia System and Extracorporeal Heat ExchangerGish Biomedical, Inc. · 2002
  3. This deviceK081838 Gish Vision Blood Cardioplegia with HA CoatingGish Biomedical, Inc. · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K896807SPBC Series Single Pass Blood Cardioplegia SystemGish Biomedical, Inc.1990—
−1K020106Vision Blood Cardioplegia System and Extracorporeal Heat ExchangerGish Biomedical, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K081838Gish Vision Blood Cardioplegia with HA CoatingGish Biomedical, Inc.2009—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K081838, 1990–2009Source: 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
*K020106Vision Blood Cardioplegia System and Extracorporeal Heat Exchanger
Summary page 1
…assification Name Cardiopulmonary Bypass Heat Exchanger 3. Predicate Devices Vision Blood Cardioplegia System and Extracorporeal Heat Exchanger, K020106 and Vision Blood Cardioplegia System and Extracorporeal Heat Exchanger with GBS TM Coating, K020106 Both ma…
Gish Biomedical, Inc.2002—

Also cleared against K020106: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 19 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 11.7 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K020106.

How does its category compare?

All DTR devices

DTR Heat-Exchanger, Cardiopulmonary Bypass: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DTR

2in 2025

2008: 12009: 22017: 22018: 12020: 22022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTR

Too few DTR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · DTR

1in 2015

2010: 242011: 32015: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 24 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DTR

44in 2025

2007: 22008: 12010: 432011: 672012: 162013: 272014: 662015: 962016: 602017: 692018: 752019: 352020: 332021: 112022: 232023: 182024: 82025: 44
2007high 96 (2015) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTR, 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
20070—02
20081—01
20092—00
20100—2443
20110—367
20120—016
20130—027
20140—066
20150—196
20160—060
20172—069
20181—075
20190—035
20202—033
20210—011
20222—023
20231—018
20241—08
20252—044
20261—2—

What is it indicated for?

The Vision Blood Cardioplegia System with HA Coating is indicated for use in applications that require control of fluid temperature, such as blood or cardioplegia, typically in an extracorporeal circuit The device may be used for normothermic or hypothermic applications It is designed to operate at flow rates of one hundred (100) to six hundred (600) milliliters per minute for periods up to six (6) hours

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K081838: Gish Vision Blood Cardioplegia with HA Coating.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K081838

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026