# K201155: PleurX Peritoneal Catheter System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Care Fusion
- Decided: Oct 21, 2020 after 174 days
- Product code: PNG (Peritoneal, Drainage Catheter For Refractory Ascites, Long-Term Indwelling)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5630
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K932323 (1993). 15 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K160437: PleurX Peritoneal Catheter System, Care Fusion (2016) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K241946: PeritX™ 1L Drainage Kit (90-1010); PeritX™ 2L Drainage Kit (90-2010); PeritX™ Peritoneal Catheter Kit (50-9000C); PeritX™ Peritoneal Catheter and Starter Kit (50-9900C); PeritX™ Peritoneal Catheter Mini Kit (50-9050A); PleurX™ Low Profile Catheter Mini Kit (50-8050); Valve Cap (50-7235A); PeritX™ Valve Kit (50-7272); Catheter Access Kit (50-7280A); Lockable Drainage Line (50-7245A); Lockable Drainage Line Kit (50-7265A); PleurX™ Supplemental Insertion Kit (50-7262); Procedure Pack (50- (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PleurX Peritoneal Catheter System is indicated for intermittent, long term drainage of symptomatic, recurrent, malignant and non-malignant ascites that does not respond to medical management of the underlying disease and for the palliation of symptoms related to recurrent ascites. The use of the PleurX Peritoneal Catheter for non-malignant ascites is limited to patients who are intolerant or resistant to maximum medical therapy, refractory to large volume paracentesis (LVP) and are not candidates for a trans-jugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt or LVP. The PleurX Peritoneal Catheter is indicated for adults only. The PleurX Lockable Drainage Line is used to drain fluid using standard wall suction, water seal drainage system, vacuum bottle, or other appropriate method.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K201155
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology