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Polyshield Safety IV Catheters

K252677510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 5, 202572-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5200

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

Poly Medicure Limited · FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days

Cleared on Nov 5, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K230616 (Poly Medicure Limited, 2023) after a 72-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1986.

Decided
Nov 5, 2025
Review
72 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FOZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K854773 (1986). 9 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK854773 Supercath a.V. FistulaTogo Medikit Co., Ltd. · 1986
  2. 5 generations backK050114 Supercath Z3VTogo Medikit Co., Ltd. · 2005
  3. 4 generations backK081953 Supercath 5Togo Medikit Co., Ltd. · 2009
  4. 3 generations backK093546 Supercath 5 Model SP120-XX-XX, SP125-XX-XXTogo Medikit Co., Ltd. · 2009
  5. 2 generations backK110443 BD Insyte Autoguard BCBecton, Dickinson & CO · 2011
  6. 1 generation backK230616 Polyguard and Polyshield Safety IV CathetersPoly Medicure Limited · 2023
  7. This deviceK252677 Polyshield Safety IV CathetersPoly Medicure Limited · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K854773Supercath a.V. FistulaTogo Medikit Co., Ltd.1986—
−5K050114Supercath Z3VTogo Medikit Co., Ltd.2005—
−4K081953Supercath 5Togo Medikit Co., Ltd.2009—
−3K093546Supercath 5 Model SP120-XX-XX, SP125-XX-XXTogo Medikit Co., Ltd.2009—
−2K110443BD Insyte Autoguard BCBecton, Dickinson & CO2011—
−1K230616Polyguard and Polyshield Safety IV CathetersPoly Medicure Limited2023—
0 (this device)K252677Polyshield Safety IV CathetersPoly Medicure Limited2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198610
200110
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K252677, 1986–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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Top candidate predicates for a new FOZ device

  1. #1 K243403 BD Nexiva™ Closed IV Catheter Systemscore 14.8 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K230616Polyguard and Polyshield Safety IV Catheters
Summary page 6
…e Device................... Polyshield and Polyguard Safety IV Catheters Sponsor................................. Poly Medicure Ltd 510(k) Number ..................... K230616 Clearance Date ..................... 5 May 2023 FDA Product Code ................ FOZ Classification Name .............. Cathe…
Poly Medicure Limited2023—

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 39 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.8 years on median.
  • None of the 9 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All FOZ devices

FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FOZ

11in 2025

2007: 62008: 92009: 92010: 32011: 62012: 132013: 42014: 92015: 102016: 92017: 92018: 12019: 82020: 102021: 42022: 82023: 92024: 62025: 112026 (partial year): 7
2007high 13 (2012) · low 1 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FOZ

91in 2025

2007: 159 days median2008: 103 days median2009: 30 days median2010: 28 days median2011: 132 days median2012: 122 days median2013: 104 days median2014: 99 days median2015: 107 days median2016: 63 days median2017: 51 days median2019: 140 days median2020: 191 days median2021: 242 days median2022: 183 days median2023: 129 days median2024: 190 days median2025: 91 days median2026 (partial year): 203 days median
2007high 242 (2021) · low 28 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · FOZ

4in 2023

2007: 162009: 232010: 1152013: 22014: 42016: 3, 1 Class I2017: 222018: 42019: 32020: 32021: 12022: 4, 2 Class I2023: 4, 2 Class I2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 115 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FOZ

5,110in 2025

2007: 3742008: 4222009: 5082010: 3702011: 7862012: 5602013: 6402014: 8152015: 7292016: 9252017: 1,9662018: 3,3052019: 4,3652020: 3,7972021: 4,6742022: 4,1332023: 4,4302024: 4,7722025: 5,110
2007high 5,110 (2025) · low 370 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FOZ, 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
2007615916374
200891030422
200993023508
2010328115370
201161320786
2012131220560
201341042640
20149994815
2015101070729
20169633 (1)925
2017951221,966
20181—43,305
2019814034,365
20201019133,797
2021424214,674
202281834 (2)4,133
202391294 (2)4,430
2024619004,772
2025119105,110
202672032—

What is it indicated for?

The Polyshield Safety IV Catheters are indicated for short term use (less than 30 days) for insertion into a patient’s vascular system to sample blood, monitor blood pressure, or administer fluids. The catheters may be used for any patient population with consideration given to patient size, appropriateness for the solution being infused, and duration of therapy. The 14 - 24G catheters may be used intravascularly with power injectors at a maximum pressure of 300 psi.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K252677: Polyshield Safety IV Catheters.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K252677

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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