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Rubicon™ Control Support Catheter (H749394323506A1)

K223633510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 8, 2023246-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

Boston Scientific Corporation · DQY Catheter, Percutaneous

Cleared on Aug 8, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K171913 (Boston Scientific Corporation, 2017) after a 246-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1994.

Decided
Aug 8, 2023
Review
246 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K935425 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK935425 Metronic Buchbinder Envoy Percutaneous CathetersMedtronics Interventional Vascular · 1994
  2. 6 generations backK991059 Spectranetics 0.014 Support Catheter, Model 518-016, Spectranetics…Spectranetics Corp. · 1999
  3. 5 generations backK022138 Spectranetics 0.035 Support Catheter, Model 518-028Spectranetics Corp. · 2002
  4. 4 generations backK033678 Spectranetics Quick Cross Catheters, Models 518-032, 518-033…Spectranetics Corp. · 2004
  5. 3 generations backK112303 Rubicon Support CatheterBoston Scientific · 2011
  6. 2 generations backK122394 Rubicon 18 Support CatheterBoston Scientific Corp · 2012
  7. 1 generation backK171913 Rubicon 14, 18 and 35 Support CathetersBoston Scientific Corporation · 2017
  8. This deviceK223633 Rubicon™ Control Support Catheter (H749394323506A1)Boston Scientific Corporation · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K935425Metronic Buchbinder Envoy Percutaneous CathetersMedtronics Interventional Vascular1994—
−6K991059Spectranetics 0.014 Support Catheter, Model 518-016, Spectranetics 0.018…Spectranetics Corp.1999—
−5K022138Spectranetics 0.035 Support Catheter, Model 518-028Spectranetics Corp.2002—
−4K033678Spectranetics Quick Cross Catheters, Models 518-032, 518-033, 518034, 518-035…Spectranetics Corp.2004—
−3K112303Rubicon Support CatheterBoston Scientific2011—
−2K122394Rubicon 18 Support CatheterBoston Scientific Corp2012—
−1K171913Rubicon 14, 18 and 35 Support CathetersBoston Scientific Corporation2017—
0 (this device)K223633Rubicon™ Control Support Catheter (H749394323506A1)Boston Scientific Corporation2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K223633, 1994–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K171913Rubicon 14, 18 and 35 Support Catheters
Summary page 4
…e: Support Catheter Classification Name: Percutaneous Catheter (21 CFR 870.1250) Regulatory Class: II Product Code: DQY III. PREDICATE DEVICE Rubicon Support Catheter, K171913 This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall. Reference device: EMERGE™ Monorail™ Percutaneous Transluminal Cor…
Boston Scientific Corporation2017—
†K220629Emerge Monorail PTCA Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific2022—

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 29 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.9 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All DQY devices

DQY Catheter, Percutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, 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?

Rubicon Control Support Catheter is intended to facilitate placement and support of guidewires and other interventional devices within the peripheral vasculature and to allow for exchange of guidewires, and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or contrast solutions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K223633: Rubicon™ Control Support Catheter (H749394323506A1).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K223633

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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