# K093927: 6F Triple Lumen Powerline Central Venous Catheter, 5F Dual Lumen Powerline Central Venous Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 4, 2010 after 44 days
- Product code: LJS (Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Long-Term Greater Than 30 Days)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5970
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K001901 (2000). 21 ancestors in all.
6 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
2 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050185: Powerhohn and Powerline Catheters, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2005). Our reading of the summary gave K050585, FDA’s number for Microscan Dried Gram Negative Mic/Combo Panels… (Dade Behring, Inc.). Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “5 F Single Lumen (SL) PowerLine”.
- K051417: 6 FR FL Powerhohn and Powerline Catheter, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K051991: Powerpicc, Poly Per-Q-Cath, 6 FR TL Poly Per-Q-Cath, Power Hohn and Power Line, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K051672: Powerpicc, Bard Access Systems, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K053501: Powerpicc, Bard Access Systems, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K102159: Powerpicc SV Catheters (2010), 5 descendants of its own
- K162443: PowerPICC Provena Catheters (2016), 2 descendants of its own
- K162441: PowerPICC Provena Catheters with SOLO Valve Technology (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K123617: 3F Pro-Picc (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K180548: 3F Single Lumen and 4F Dual Lumen PowerPICC Provena Catherers; 3F Single Lumen and 4F Dual Lumen PowerPICC Provena Catherters with SOLO Valve Technology (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PowerLine™ catheter is indicated for short or long term access to the central venous system. PowerLine™ catheters are designed for the administration of I.V. fluids, blood products, drugs, parenteral nutrition solutions, as well as blood withdrawal. In addition, PowerLine™ catheters allow for power injection of contrast media and central venous pressure monitoring. The maximum recommended infusion rate is 5 ml/sec. For central venous pressure monitoring, it is recommended that a catheter lumen of 20 gauge or larger be used.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093927
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology