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UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA Balloon

K260012510(k) SpecialCleared Feb 4, 202630-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

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

Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · PNO Catheter, Percutaneous, Cutting/Scoring

Cleared on Feb 4, 2026 as substantially equivalent to K172571 (C. R. Bard, 2017) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 9 generations to 2000.

Decided
Feb 4, 2026
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PNO
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 9 generations to K001134 (2000). 28 ancestors in all, the oldest K971010 (1997). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 9 generations backK001134 Gazelle Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Corp · 2000
  2. 5 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK103459 Vascutrak Pta Dilatation CatheterC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010
  4. 2 generations backK163420 UltraScore Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2017
  5. 1 generation backK172571 ULTRASCORE Focused Force PTA BalloonC. R. Bard · 2017
  6. This deviceK260012 UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2026
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  1. Root · 9 generations backK001134 Gazelle Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Corp · 2000
  2. 8 generations backK021735 Boston Scientific Ultra-Soft SV Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  3. 7 generations backK050389 Ultra-Soft SV Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Corp · 2005
  4. 6 generations backK053116 Sterling Otw Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Model H74939032-XxxxxxBoston Scientific Corp · 2005
  5. 5 generations backK072283 Dorado Pta Balloon Dilatation CatheterBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  6. 4 generations backK083657 Conquest Pta Balloon Dilatation CatheterC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  7. 3 generations backK103459 Vascutrak Pta Dilatation CatheterC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2010
  8. 2 generations backK163420 UltraScore Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2017
  9. 1 generation backK172571 ULTRASCORE Focused Force PTA BalloonC. R. Bard · 2017
  10. This deviceK260012 UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2026
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−9K001134Gazelle Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Corp2000—
−8K021735Boston Scientific Ultra-Soft SV Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.200223
−7K050389Ultra-Soft SV Balloon Dilatation CatheterBoston Scientific Corp2005—
−6K053116Sterling Otw Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Model H74939032-XxxxxxBoston Scientific Corp2005—
−5K072283Dorado Pta Balloon Dilatation CatheterBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.200715
−4K083657Conquest Pta Balloon Dilatation CatheterC.R. Bard, Inc.20082
−3K103459Vascutrak Pta Dilatation CatheterC.R. Bard, Inc.2010—
−2K163420UltraScore Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.2017—
−1K172571ULTRASCORE Focused Force PTA BalloonC. R. Bard2017—
0 (this device)K260012UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA BalloonBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
200020
200110
200230
200330
200410
200540
200620
200710
200810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K260012, 2000–2026Source: 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 PNO device

  1. #1 K261778 JADE SCORE PTA Scoring Balloon Dilatation…score 14.1 · 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
*K172571ULTRASCORE Focused Force PTA Balloon
Summary page 5
…ulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1250 Predicate Device: Name of Device: UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA Balloon (K172571, Cleared September 22, 2017) Product Code: PNO Classification Name: Catheter, Percutaneous, Cut…
C. R. Bard2017—

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 26 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.9 years on median.
  • 5 of the 28 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All PNO devices

PNO Catheter, Percutaneous, Cutting/Scoring: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2026, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PNO

2in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 12010: 32011: 22012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 42016: 12017: 32019: 12020: 42021: 12022: 22024: 42025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PNO

246in 2024

2007: 61 days median2008: 28 days median2010: 23 days median2015: 84 days median2017: 74 days median2020: 94 days median2024: 246 days median2026 (partial year): 110 days median
2007high 246 (2024) · low 23 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · PNO

No recall names PNO since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PNO

511in 2025

2016: 92017: 262018: 552019: 812020: 1212021: 902022: 752023: 3042024: 5372025: 511
2007high 537 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PNO, 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
200736100
200842800
20091—00
201032300
20112—00
20121—00
20131—00
20141—00
201548400
20161—09
2017374026
20180—055
20191—081
20204940121
20211—090
20222—075
20230—0304
202442460537
20252—0511
202631100—

What is it indicated for?

The UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA Balloon is intended to dilate stenoses in the iliac, femoral, ilio-femoral, popliteal, infra-popliteal, and renal arteries and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of native or synthetic arteriovenous dialysis fistulae. This device is also recommended for post dilatation of balloon expandable stents, self-expanding stents, and stent grafts in the peripheral vasculature.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K260012: UltraScore™ Focused Force PTA Balloon.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K260012

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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