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ValPro 2 Plus, VaPro 2 Plus Pocket

K183253510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 18, 201827-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5130

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

Hollister Incorporated · GBM Catheter, Urethral

Cleared on Dec 18, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K180824 (Hollister Incorporated, 2018) after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1991. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Dec 18, 2018
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GBM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K910022 (1991). 15 ancestors in all, the oldest K896750 (1990). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK910022 MMG/O'neil Urinary Catheterization System KitMedical Marketing Group · 1991
  2. 6 generations backK973070 Conveen Easicath SetColoplast Corp. · 1997
  3. 5 generations backK023254 SpeedicathColoplast Corp. · 2003
  4. 4 generations backK090960 Vapro Intermittent Catheter, Model 72062, 72082,72102, 72122, 72142…Hollister, Inc. · 2009
  5. 3 generations backK110862 Vapro Plus Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated · 2011
  6. 2 generations backK141642 Vapro Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated · 2014
  7. 1 generation backK180824 VaPro 2 Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated · 2018
  8. This deviceK183253 ValPro 2 Plus, VaPro 2 Plus PocketHollister Incorporated · 2018
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK193148 VaPro Plus Pocket, VaPro PlusHollister Incorporated · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K193148VaPro Plus Pocket, VaPro PlusHollister Incorporated · 2019 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K910022MMG/O'neil Urinary Catheterization System KitMedical Marketing Group1991—
−6K973070Conveen Easicath SetColoplast Corp.1997—
−5K023254SpeedicathColoplast Corp.2003—
−4K090960Vapro Intermittent Catheter, Model 72062, 72082,72102, 72122, 72142, 72064…Hollister, Inc.2009—
−3K110862Vapro Plus Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated2011—
−2K141642Vapro Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated2014—
−1K180824VaPro 2 Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated2018—
0 (this device)K183253ValPro 2 Plus, VaPro 2 Plus PocketHollister Incorporated2018—
+1K193148VaPro Plus Pocket, VaPro PlusHollister Incorporated2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199810
200140
200210
200510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K183253, 1991–2019Source: 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? (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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K180824VaPro 2 Intermittent Catheter
Summary page 4
…t Code: GBM Device Class: II Review Panel: Gastroenterology/Urology Predicate Device: VaPro 2 Intermittent Catheter, K180824 by Hollister Incorporated. Reference Devices: VaPro K141642 by Hollister Incorporated for VaPro 2 Plus. VaPro Plus Pocket K1522…
Hollister Incorporated2018—
†K141642Vapro Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated2014—
†K152268VAPRO PLUS POCKET Intermittent CatheterHollister Incorporated2015—

Also cleared against K180824: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K193148VaPro Plus Pocket, VaPro PlusHollister Incorporated20190

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 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.8 years on median.
  • 1 of the 15 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K193148 (Hollister Incorporated, 2019) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K180824.

How does its category compare?

All GBM devices

GBM Catheter, Urethral: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GBM

1in 2025

2007: 22009: 12011: 22012: 32014: 12015: 52016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 72020: 62022: 22025: 1
2007high 7 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GBM

230in 2020

2012: 139 days median2015: 76 days median2016: 112 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 121 days median2020: 230 days median
2007high 230 (2020) · low 76 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · GBM

1in 2025

2008: 52011: 12023: 1, 1 Class I2025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GBM

311in 2025

2007: 52008: 182009: 32010: 332011: 462012: 322013: 412014: 192015: 212016: 492017: 592018: 822019: 1482020: 1442021: 1022022: 2832023: 2022024: 4682025: 311
2007high 468 (2024) · low 3 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GBM, 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
20072—05
20080—518
20091—03
20100—033
20112—146
20123139032
20130—041
20141—019
2015576021
20163112049
20172—059
2018693082
201971210148
202062300144
20210—0102
20222—0283
20230—1 (1)202
20240—0468
20251—1311
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

This intermittent catheter is a flexible tubular device that is inserted through the urethra by male, female and pediatric patients who need to drain urine from the bladder.

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. “K183253: ValPro 2 Plus, VaPro 2 Plus Pocket.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K183253

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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