# K203796: Firefly Needleless Connector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Puracath Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 30, 2021 after 214 days
- Product code: FPA (Set, Administration, Intravascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5440
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K942988 (1995). 14 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K132413: MZ1000, Care Fusion (2013) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K251375: PuraCath Firefly Needleless Connector IT (9005) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PuraCath™ Firefly™ Needleless Connector is a sterile single patient use connector for needleless access to the IV line and/or IV catheter during IV therapy and can be used for direct injection, intermittent infusion, continuous infusion or aspiration.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K203796
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology