# K252027: Vertex (TM) Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Jupiter Endovascular
- Decided: Sep 12, 2025 after 74 days
- Product code: DYB (Introducer, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1340
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K032073 (2003). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K160254: GORE DrySeal Flex Introducer Sheath, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (2016) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The Vertex Catheter is intended to be inserted in the vasculature to provide a conduit for the insertion of endovascular devices while minimizing blood loss associated with such insertions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K252027
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology