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Recalled · Class II · 2025

Encore 26 Advantage Kit

K140745510(k) SpecialDecided Apr 17, 201423-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1650Recalls 1

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

Boston Scientific Corp · MAV Syringe, Balloon Inflation

Cleared on Apr 17, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K123214 (Boston Scientific Corp, 2012) and 1 other predicate after a 23-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1995. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Apr 17, 2014
Review
23 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MAV
Recalls
1
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K951802 (1995). 4 ancestors in all, the oldest K922410 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1992: 1 other ancestorK951802 · Scimed Encore Advantage Kit and the Essentials Kit · Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1995K120694 · Encore 26 Advantage Kit · Boston Scientific Corp · 2012K123214 · Encore 26 Advantage Kit · Boston Scientific Corp · 2012199019952000200520102015
  1. Root · 3 generations backK951802 Scimed Encore Advantage Kit and the Essentials KitScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1995
  2. 2 generations backK120694 Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp · 2012
  3. 1 generation backK123214 Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp · 2012
  4. This deviceK140745 Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K951802Scimed Encore Advantage Kit and the Essentials KitScimed Life Systems, Inc.1995—
−2K120694Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp2012—
−1K123214Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp2012—
0 (this device)K140745Encore 26 Advantage KitBoston Scientific Corp2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140745, 1995–2014Source: 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? (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
*K123214Encore 26 Advantage Kit
Summary page 1
…ringe, Balloon Inflation Classification Class 11,21 CFR Part 870.1650 - Cardiovascular Predicate Device(s) Encore TM 26 Advantage Kit K123214 Nov 13, 2012 SCIMED AVENUE Coronary K922410 Jul 23, 1992…
Boston Scientific Corp2012—
*K922410Scimed Avenue Coronary Guidewire Insertion Tool
Summary page 1
…vascular Predicate Device(s) Encore TM 26 Advantage Kit K123214 Nov 13, 2012 SCIMED AVENUE Coronary K922410 Jul 23, 1992 Guidewire Insertion Tool Device Description The Encore'"M 26 Ad…
Scimed Life Systems, Inc.1992—

Also cleared against K123214: 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)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Aug 5, 2025Class IIZ-2534-2025Under Investigation by firmThe Encore 26 Inflation Device is used with balloon dilation catheters to create and monitor pressure in the balloon and to deflate the balloon. An internal investigation determined that during use, foreign material particles could…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 19 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K123214.

How does its category compare?

All MAV devices

MAV Syringe, Balloon Inflation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MAV

1in 2022

2008: 12011: 12012: 42013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 32022: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MAV

69in 2016

2012: 85 days median2015: 116 days median2016: 69 days median
2007high 116 (2015) · low 69 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · MAV

4in 2024

2010: 32014: 22016: 12018: 12022: 52024: 4
2007high 5 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MAV

66in 2025

2007: 372008: 502009: 992010: 882011: 942012: 2512013: 2452014: 922015: 1212016: 1242017: 2462018: 3002019: 1992020: 1012021: 1862022: 4372023: 2202024: 4202025: 66
2007high 437 (2022) · low 37 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MAV, 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—037
20081—050
20090—099
20100—388
20111—094
20124850251
20131—0245
20142—292
201531160121
20163691124
20170—0246
20180—1300
20190—0199
20200—0101
20210—0186
20221—5437
20230—0220
20240—4420
20250—066
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Encore 26 Advantage Kit is a kit of sterile disposable devices intended for use as accessories for percutaneous coronary angiography (PTCA) procedures. They allow for balloon inflation and wire control. *Encore 26 Inflation Device: indicated for use with balloon dilatation catheters to create and monitor pressure in the balloon, and to deflate the balloon. *Gateway Plus Y-Adaptor: used for providing hemostasis around balloon dilatation catheters…

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The Encore 26 Advantage Kit is a kit of sterile disposable devices intended for use as accessories for percutaneous coronary angiography (PTCA) procedures. They allow for balloon inflation and wire control.

*Encore 26 Inflation Device: indicated for use with balloon dilatation catheters to create and monitor pressure in the balloon, and to deflate the balloon.

*Gateway Plus Y-Adaptor: used for providing hemostasis around balloon dilatation catheters, guidewires and other therapeutic devices during general intravascular procedures.

*Torque Device: used for guidewire manipulation during general intravascular procedures.

*Insertion Tool: used to facilitate the introduction of a guidewire during general intravascular procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K140745: Encore 26 Advantage Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140745

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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