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Catheter, Argyle Thoracic

K760351510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 23, 197621-day reviewClass I21 CFR 870.4500

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

Sherwood Medical Industries · DWS Instruments, Surgical, Cardiovascular

Cleared on Aug 23, 1976 after a 21-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 23, 1976
Review
21 days
Class
Class I
Product code
DWS
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK760351 Catheter, Argyle ThoracicSherwood Medical Industries · 1976
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK971023 Chase Thoracic CatheterChase Medical, Inc. · 1997

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  • K971023Chase Thoracic CatheterChase Medical, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K760351Catheter, Argyle ThoracicSherwood Medical Industries1976—
+1K971023Chase Thoracic CatheterChase Medical, Inc.1997—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K760351, 1976–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971023Chase Thoracic CatheterChase Medical, Inc.19970

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?

  • Of its descendants, K971023 (Chase Medical, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DWS devices

DWS Instruments, Surgical, Cardiovascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DWS

FDA has decided no DWS device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · DWS

Too few DWS 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · DWS

1in 2022

2010: 12011: 12016: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DWS

12in 2025

2007: 202008: 152009: 442010: 272011: 552012: 332013: 342014: 432015: 262016: 332017: 402018: 602019: 282020: 282021: 322022: 352023: 182024: 482025: 12
2007high 60 (2018) · low 12 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DWS, 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
20070—020
20080—015
20090—044
20100—127
20110—155
20120—033
20130—034
20140—043
20150—026
20160—133
20170—040
20180—060
20190—028
20200—028
20210—032
20220—135
20230—018
20240—048
20250—012
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K760351: Catheter, Argyle Thoracic.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K760351

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026