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V•Stick™ Vascular Access Set

K253741510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 15, 202521-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

Argon Medical Devices, Inc. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Dec 15, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K130730 (Argon Medical, 2013) after a 21-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2003.

Decided: Dec 15, 2025
Review: 21 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K031691 (2003). 5 ancestors in all, the oldest K851834 (1985). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 3 generations backK031691 Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit)Merit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
2 generations backK091584 Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit) with Palladium Tip Guide WireMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
1 generation backK130730 V-Stick Vascular Access SetArgon Medical · 2013
This deviceK253741 V•Stick™ Vascular Access SetArgon Medical Devices, Inc. · 2025

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−3	K031691	Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit)	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2003	3
−2	K091584	Merit Mak (Mini Access Kit) with Palladium Tip Guide Wire	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2009	—
−1	K130730	V-Stick Vascular Access Set	Argon Medical	2013	—
0 (this device)	K253741	V•Stick™ Vascular Access Set	Argon Medical Devices, Inc.	2025	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1985	1	0
2001	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K253741, 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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K130730	V-Stick Vascular Access Set Summary page 5 …ion: Product code, DYB 21 CFR 870.1340 Class II Review Panel: Cardiovascular Devices Predicate Primary: K130730 V•Stick™ Vascular Access Set Device(s): Reference: K223791 Talwire Guidewire Description of The V•Stick™ Vascular Acc…	Argon Medical	2013	—
†	K223791	TalWire	Embrace Medical, Ltd.	2023	—

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 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.1 years on median.
1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.

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.

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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 V•Stick™ Vascular Access Set is intended for use in the introduction and placement of guidewires and/or catheters.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K253741 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K253741: V•Stick™ Vascular Access Set.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K253741

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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