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Performer Guiding Sheath

K171988510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 30, 2018270-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

Cook Incorporated · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Mar 30, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K132720 (Merit Medical Systems, Inc., 2014) and 1 other predicate after a 270-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2001.

Decided: Mar 30, 2018
Review: 270 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K004026 (2001). 3 ancestors in all, the oldest K970229 (1998). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK004026 Braided Guiding IntroducerThomas Medical Products, Inc. · 2001
1 generation backK132720 Heartspan Fixed Curve Braided Transseptal SheathMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2014
This deviceK171988 Performer Guiding SheathCook Incorporated · 2018

View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K004026	Braided Guiding Introducer	Thomas Medical Products, Inc.	2001	—
−1	K132720	Heartspan Fixed Curve Braided Transseptal Sheath	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2014	—
0 (this device)	K171988	Performer Guiding Sheath	Cook Incorporated	2018	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1998	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K171988, 2001–2018Source: 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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K132720	Heartspan Fixed Curve Braided Transseptal Sheath Summary page 4 …uct Code: 21 CFR §870.1340/DYB Device Class/Panel: Class II/Cardiovascular Predicate Devices: The HeartSpan® Fixed Curve Braided Transseptal Sheath (K132720) is the primary predicate device and the Arrow Transseptal Super Arrow-Flex® Percutaneous Sheath Introducer Set (K970229) is the…	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2014	—
*	K970229	Arrow Transseptal Super Arrow-Flex Percutaneous Set Summary page 4 …artSpan® Fixed Curve Braided Transseptal Sheath (K132720) is the primary predicate device and the Arrow Transseptal Super Arrow-Flex® Percutaneous Sheath Introducer Set (K970229) is the secondary predicate device. Subject Device Description: The Performer™ Introducer and Guiding Sheath is manufactured us…	Arrow Intl., Inc.	1998	—

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 12.6 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, 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?

Performer™ Introducers and Guiding Sheaths are indicated for the percutaneous introduction of therapeutic or diagnostic devices to all heart chambers, including the left atrium via transseptal puncture.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K171988 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K171988: Performer Guiding Sheath.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K171988

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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