# K081953: Supercath 5

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Togo Medikit Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Mar 12, 2009 after 246 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: 2 generations back to K854773 (1986). 5 ancestors in all.
28 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 34 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013800: Insyte, Angiocath, Insyte Autoguard, Angiocath Autoguard, Autoguard Pro, Intima, and Saf-T-Intima Intravascular Cathete, Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc. (2001) Summary page 2.
- K050114: Supercath Z3V, Togo Medikit Co., Ltd. (2005) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K093546: Supercath 5 Model SP120-XX-XX, SP125-XX-XX (2009), 27 descendants of its own
- K110443: BD Insyte Autoguard BC (2011), 21 descendants of its own
- K140504: Accucath BC Intravascular Catheter System (2014), 7 descendants of its own
- K153298: AccuCath Intravascular Catheter (2015), 5 descendants of its own
- K172506: BD Cathena Safety IV Catheter (2017), 4 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SUPERCATH 5 is intended to access a vein or artery and to administer fluids. The SUPERCATH 5 is designed for single use and for short-term use (less than 30 days), is designed to minimize inadvertent needlesticks and to reduce accidental needlesticks.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K081953
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology