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Venture 0.014 Catheter

K182570510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 13, 2019176-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

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

Vascular Solutions, LLC · DQY Catheter, Percutaneous

Cleared on Mar 13, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K042910 (Velocimed, Inc., 2004) and 1 other predicate after a 176-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1994. 3 of the 13 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 13, 2019
Review
176 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQY
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K931794 (1994). 10 ancestors in all, the oldest K904785 (1991). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 3 of the 13 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK931794 Marinr Series EP Diagnostic CathetersMedtronic Cardiorhythm · 1994
  2. 5 generations backK974683 Naviport Deflectable Tip Guiding CatheterCardima, Inc. · 1999
  3. 4 generations backK012749 Biocardia Universal Deflectable Guide Catheter, Model 000664Biocardia, Inc. · 2002
  4. 3 generations backK040922 Venture Wire Control CatheterVelocimed, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  5. 2 generations backK042910 Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCVelocimed, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  6. 1 generation backK061843 Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCSt Jude Medical · 2006 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. This deviceK182570 Venture 0.014 CatheterVascular Solutions, LLC · 2019
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK223728 Micro RxImds Operations B.V. · 2023
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK241611 ShapeIT (SI014135)Imds Operations B.V. · 2024

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K223728Micro RxImds Operations B.V. · 2023 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K241611ShapeIT (SI014135)Imds Operations B.V. · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K931794Marinr Series EP Diagnostic CathetersMedtronic Cardiorhythm1994—
−5K974683Naviport Deflectable Tip Guiding CatheterCardima, Inc.1999—
−4K012749Biocardia Universal Deflectable Guide Catheter, Model 000664Biocardia, Inc.2002—
−3K040922Venture Wire Control CatheterVelocimed, Inc.2004Class I
−2K042910Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCVelocimed, Inc.2004Class I
−1K061843Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCSt Jude Medical2006Class I
0 (this device)K182570Venture 0.014 CatheterVascular Solutions, LLC2019—
+1K223728Micro RxImds Operations B.V.2023—
+2K241611ShapeIT (SI014135)Imds Operations B.V.2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199620
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202310
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182570, 1994–2024Source: 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.

3 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new DQY device

  1. #1 K234115 APRO 55 Catheterscore 17.5 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K042910Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCC
Summary page 4
…ICATE DEVICES The legally marketed devices to which substantial equivalence is claimed is: Primary Predicate Device: Vascular Solutions, Venture Wire Control Catheter, K042910 - cleared November 22, 2004. Predicate Device: Vascular Solutions, Venture Wire Control Catheter, K061843 - cleared August 1, 20…
Velocimed, Inc.2004Class I
*K061843Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCC
Summary page 4
…ate Device: Vascular Solutions, Venture Wire Control Catheter, K042910 - cleared November 22, 2004. Predicate Device: Vascular Solutions, Venture Wire Control Catheter, K061843 - cleared August 1, 2006. The Vascular Solutions Turnpike Catheter, K142065- cleared November 25, 2014 and the Vascular Solution…
St Jude Medical2006Class I
†K142065Turnpike CatheterVascular Solutions, Inc.2014—
†K171335Venture 038 catheterVascular Solutions, Inc.2017—

Also cleared against K042910: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K223728Micro RxImds Operations B.V.20231

Has anything in its family been recalled? (3 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K061843Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCSt Jude Medical · 2006 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K042910Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCCVelocimed, Inc. · 2004 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K040922Venture Wire Control CatheterVelocimed, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 25 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.6 years on median.
  • 3 of the 10 ancestors have a recall of any class; 3 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K223728 (Imds Operations B.V., 2023) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K042910.

How does its category compare?

All DQY devices

DQY Catheter, Percutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DQY

21in 2025

2007: 162008: 312009: 372010: 222011: 362012: 302013: 322014: 192015: 272016: 222017: 262018: 252019: 302020: 202021: 182022: 182023: 182024: 162025: 212026 (partial year): 11
2007high 37 (2009) · low 16 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQY

115in 2025

2007: 85 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 73 days median2010: 74 days median2011: 71 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 92 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 118 days median2016: 117 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 111 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 81 days median2022: 74 days median2023: 114 days median2024: 87 days median2025: 115 days median2026 (partial year): 30 days median
2007high 127 (2014) · low 66 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQY

1in 2025

2007: 62008: 122009: 172010: 322011: 62012: 22013: 36, 1 Class I2014: 32015: 32016: 22, 7 Class I2017: 82018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 22023: 172024: 12025: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 1 Class I
2007high 36 (2013) · low 0 (2022)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQY

3,056in 2025

2007: 3132008: 4962009: 8192010: 1,2932011: 1,2112012: 1,1912013: 1,3522014: 1,4972015: 2,3372016: 2,2522017: 2,4892018: 2,8552019: 2,9022020: 2,8892021: 3,0062022: 2,6432023: 3,0492024: 3,1902025: 3,056
2007high 3,190 (2024) · low 313 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQY, 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
200716856313
2008316612496
2009377317819
20102274321,293
2011367161,211
2012308721,191
2013329236 (1)1,352
20141912731,497
20152711832,337
20162211722 (7)2,252
20172611382,489
20182510622,855
20193011112,902
20202012022,889
2021188123,006
2022187402,643
202318114173,049
2024168713,190
2025211151 (1)3,056
202611302 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Venture 0.014” catheters are indicated for directing, steering, controlling, and supporting a guidewire to access discrete regions of the coronary and peripheral vasculature. The OTW version (Model 5821) may also be used for manual delivery of saline solution or diagnostic contrast agents.

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. “K182570: Venture 0.014 Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182570

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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