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Argyle Rob-Nels

K810216510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 9, 198113-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5130

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

Sherwood Medical Co. · KOD Catheter, Urological

Cleared on Feb 9, 1981 after a 13-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 9, 1981
Review
13 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KOD
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK810216 Argyle Rob-NelsSherwood Medical Co. · 1981
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK040897 Dover Rob-Nel CatheterTyco Healthcare · 2004
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK183335 Medline Poly-Cath Red Polymer Urethral CatheterMedline Industries, Inc. · 2019
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK993226 Memcath Urology Catheter, Model 101 -000 - 006Memcath Technologies, LLC · 1999

Most influential descendants

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  • K040897Dover Rob-Nel CatheterTyco Healthcare · 2004 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K183335Medline Poly-Cath Red Polymer Urethral CatheterMedline Industries, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K993226Memcath Urology Catheter, Model 101 -000 - 006Memcath Technologies, LLC · 1999 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K810216Argyle Rob-NelsSherwood Medical Co.1981—
+1K040897Dover Rob-Nel CatheterTyco Healthcare2004—
+2K183335Medline Poly-Cath Red Polymer Urethral CatheterMedline Industries, Inc.2019—
+1K993226Memcath Urology Catheter, Model 101 -000 - 006Memcath Technologies, LLC1999—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200410
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K810216, 1981–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (3)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K040897Dover Rob-Nel CatheterTyco Healthcare20041
K993226Memcath Urology Catheter, Model 101 -000 - 006Memcath Technologies, LLC19990

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, K040897 (Tyco Healthcare, 2004) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KOD devices

KOD Catheter, Urological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KOD

2in 2022

2008: 22009: 12010: 12011: 22014: 12016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 12021: 12022: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KOD

251in 2018

2018: 251 days median
2007high 251 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · KOD

1in 2023

2009: 152010: 12011: 472012: 22016: 12019: 12022: 32023: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 1
2007high 47 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KOD

1,389in 2025

2007: 1802008: 1022009: 1832010: 2282011: 2092012: 1652013: 3932014: 2262015: 4182016: 2842017: 1,8732018: 1,1792019: 1,1672020: 1,3702021: 1,3882022: 1,2802023: 1,1602024: 1,2592025: 1,389
2007high 1,873 (2017) · low 102 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KOD, 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—0180
20082—0102
20091—15183
20101—1228
20112—47209
20120—2165
20130—0393
20141—0226
20150—0418
20162—1284
20171—01,873
2018625101,179
20191—11,167
20200—01,370
20211—01,388
20222—31,280
20230—1 (1)1,160
20240—01,259
20250—01,389
20261—1—
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510(k) Report. “K810216: Argyle Rob-Nels.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K810216

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