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Firststic N Introducer

K141969510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 19, 2014151-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1340

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

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Dec 19, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K020834 (Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc., 2002) and 1 other predicate after a 151-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2002.

Decided
Dec 19, 2014
Review
151 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DYB
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K020834 (2002). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 1 generation backK020834 BD Introsyte Precision Introducer; BD Introsyte-N Precision…Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc. · 2002
  2. This deviceK141969 Firststic N IntroducerArgon Medical Devices, Inc. · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K020834BD Introsyte Precision Introducer; BD Introsyte-N Precision Introducer; BD…Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K141969Firststic N IntroducerArgon Medical Devices, Inc.2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K141969, 2002–2014Source: 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
*K020834BD Introsyte Precision Introducer; BD Introsyte-N Precision Introducer; BD Introsyte…
Summary page 4
…Catheter Introducer Product code, DYB 21 CFR 870.1340 Class II Legally marketed K020834 BD Introsyte-N™ Precision Introducer device to which the K093026 Footprint Medical 1.9Fr PI…
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc.2002—
*K093026Footprint Medical 1.9 FR Picc Introducer
Summary page 4
…21 CFR 870.1340 Class II Legally marketed K020834 BD Introsyte-N™ Precision Introducer device to which the K093026 Footprint Medical 1.9Fr PICC Introducer device is substantially equivalent: Description of the The cathete…
Footprint Medical2010—

Also cleared against K020834: 4 other devices →

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K020834.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007: 122008: 172009: 142010: 182011: 172012: 222013: 262014: 302015: 172016: 192017: 242018: 192019: 182020: 92021: 122022: 132023: 152024: 182025: 162026 (partial year): 17
2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007: 95 days median2008: 37 days median2009: 52 days median2010: 123 days median2011: 100 days median2012: 128 days median2013: 118 days median2014: 122 days median2015: 129 days median2016: 95 days median2017: 70 days median2018: 156 days median2019: 47 days median2020: 49 days median2021: 78 days median2022: 143 days median2023: 55 days median2024: 56 days median2025: 63 days median2026 (partial year): 59 days median
2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

2007: 152008: 92009: 252010: 182011: 42012: 32013: 5, 1 Class I2014: 22015: 2, 1 Class I2016: 45, 3 Class I2017: 22, 1 Class I2018: 12019: 22020: 21, 21 Class I2021: 62022: 22023: 102024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 23, 21 Class I
2007high 45 (2016) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (48 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYB

4,539in 2025

2007: 3162008: 4232009: 3992010: 4452011: 6282012: 8982013: 7432014: 7802015: 9132016: 1,2342017: 1,6722018: 1,9032019: 2,4502020: 2,4652021: 2,8352022: 4,0842023: 3,7752024: 3,9312025: 4,539
2007high 4,539 (2025) · low 316 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYB, 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
2007129515316
200817379423
2009145225399
20101812318445
2011171004628
2012221283898
2013261185 (1)743
2014301222780
2015171292 (1)913
2016199545 (3)1,234
2017247022 (1)1,672
20181915611,903
2019184722,450
202094921 (21)2,465
2021127862,835
20221314324,084
20231555103,775
2024185623,931
2025166334,539
2026175923 (21)—

What is it indicated for?

The catheter introducer is a sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K141969: Firststic N Introducer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K141969

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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