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PeriCross™ Epicardial Access Kit

K243954510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 24, 2025122-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1340

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

Circa Scientific, Inc. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Apr 24, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K111943 (St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Divisi, 2011) and 1 other predicate after a 122-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2003.

Decided: Apr 24, 2025
Review: 122 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K031691 (2003). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK031691 Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit)Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
This deviceK243954 PeriCross™ Epicardial Access KitCirca Scientific, Inc. · 2025

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K031691	Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit)	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2003	3
0 (this device)	K243954	PeriCross™ Epicardial Access Kit	Circa Scientific, Inc.	2025	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2011	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K243954, 2003–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K111943	Agills PF Delivery System Summary page 5 …lation Number: 21 CFR 870.1340 Predicate Device: Primary: St Jude Medical Agilis™ PF Introducer System and accessories, K111943 Secondary: Merit MAK (Mini Access Kit), K031691 Reference Device: Epi-Ease Cardiac Access…	St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Divisi	2011	—
*	K031691	Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit) Summary page 5 …: St Jude Medical Agilis™ PF Introducer System and accessories, K111943 Secondary: Merit MAK (Mini Access Kit), K031691 Reference Device: Epi-Ease Cardiac Access Device, K233959 3 Indication for Use The PeriCross™ Epicardial Access Kit…	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2003	3
†	K233959	EPi-Ease Epicardial Access Device (EAS)	AtriCure, Inc.	2024	—

Also cleared against K111943: 4 other devices →

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?

1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K111943.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

2007high 45 (2016) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (48 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYB

4,539in 2025

2007high 4,539 (2025) · low 316 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	12	95	15	316
2008	17	37	9	423
2009	14	52	25	399
2010	18	123	18	445
2011	17	100	4	628
2012	22	128	3	898
2013	26	118	5 (1)	743
2014	30	122	2	780
2015	17	129	2 (1)	913
2016	19	95	45 (3)	1,234
2017	24	70	22 (1)	1,672
2018	19	156	1	1,903
2019	18	47	2	2,450
2020	9	49	21 (21)	2,465
2021	12	78	6	2,835
2022	13	143	2	4,084
2023	15	55	10	3,775
2024	18	56	2	3,931
2025	16	63	3	4,539
2026	17	59	23 (21)	—

What is it indicated for?

The PeriCross™ Epicardial Access Kit is intended to access the epicardial surface of the heart via a subxiphoid approach to facilitate electrophysiology studies in adult patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K243954 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K243954: PeriCross™ Epicardial Access Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K243954

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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