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VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Direct Introducer Sheath

K170695510(k) TraditionalCleared May 30, 201784-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

AngioDynamics, Inc. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on May 30, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K043525 (Galt Medical Corp., 2005) after an 84-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2000.

Decided: May 30, 2017
Review: 84 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K000313 (2000). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK000313 Tearaway Introducer SheathXentek Medical, Inc. · 2000 · Recalled
1 generation backK043525 Catheter IntroducerGalt Medical Corp. · 2005 · Recalled
This deviceK170695 VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Direct Introducer SheathAngioDynamics, Inc. · 2017

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K000313	Tearaway Introducer Sheath	Xentek Medical, Inc.	2000	1
−1	K043525	Catheter Introducer	Galt Medical Corp.	2005	3
0 (this device)	K170695	VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Direct Introducer Sheath	AngioDynamics, Inc.	2017	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170695, 2000–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (1)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K043525	Catheter Introducer Summary page 5 …D. Predicate Device: Trade Name: Hemostasis Valve Catheter Introducer 510(k) Reference: K043525 Common Name: Catheter Introducer Regulation Number; 21 CFR 870.…	Galt Medical Corp.	2005	3

Also cleared against K043525: 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?

The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 12.3 years on median.
2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K043525.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	12	95	15	316
2008	17	37	9	423
2009	14	52	25	399
2010	18	123	18	445
2011	17	100	4	628
2012	22	128	3	898
2013	26	118	5 (1)	743
2014	30	122	2	780
2015	17	129	2 (1)	913
2016	19	95	45 (3)	1,234
2017	24	70	22 (1)	1,672
2018	19	156	1	1,903
2019	18	47	2	2,450
2020	9	49	21 (21)	2,465
2021	12	78	6	2,835
2022	13	143	2	4,084
2023	15	55	10	3,775
2024	18	56	2	3,931
2025	16	63	3	4,539
2026	17	59	23 (21)	—

What is it indicated for?

The VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Introducer Sheath is indicated for use with VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Direct Kit to introduce the laser fiber into the peripheral vasculature

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K170695 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K170695: VenaCure EVLT NeverTouch Direct Introducer Sheath.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170695

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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