# K102540: Ptfe Portable Introducer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Great Batch Medical
- Decided: Nov 16, 2010 after 74 days
- Product code: DYB (Introducer, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1340
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K000824 (2000). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K093023: Ptfe Peelable Introducer, Great Batch Medical (2009) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K123974: Percutaneous Introducer Kit (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PTFE Peelable Introducer is intended for use in the percutaneous insertion of pacing leads or catheters in the venous system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K102540
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology