# K250853: Merit Syringe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 4, 2025 after 228 days
- Product code: FMF (Syringe, Piston)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5860
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K980580 (1998). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K173601: Merit Syringe, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2018) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The Merit Syringe is used to inject fluids into, and withdraw fluids from, the body.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K250853
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology