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Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for Percutaneous

K895920510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 6, 1991603-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.5240

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

Vitaphore Corp. · KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive

Cleared on Jun 6, 1991 after a 603-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 32 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 6, 1991
Review
603 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KGX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

32 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 5 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK895920 Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for PercutaneousVitaphore Corp. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 31 of its ownK003229 Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp. · 2001
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK063458 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company · 2007 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK080779 Irrisept Wound Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation · 2009 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 7 of its ownK202222 Irrisept Wound Debridement and Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation · 2020
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 7 of its ownK080620 Modification to 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company-3M Health Care · 2008 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 32 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2001: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 52013: 12014: 22015: 12017: 52020: 42021: 12022: 32024: 12025: 12026: 2
2001high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K003229Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp. · 2001 · cites it directly31descendants
  • K0634583M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company · 2007 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K080779Irrisept Wound Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation · 2009 · 2 generations on9descendants
  • K202222Irrisept Wound Debridement and Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation · 2020 · 3 generations on7descendants
  • K080620Modification to 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company-3M Health Care · 2008 · 3 generations on7descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K895920Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for PercutaneousVitaphore Corp.1991—
+1K003229Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp.2001—
+2K0634583M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company20071
+2K080779Irrisept Wound Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation20092
+3K202222Irrisept Wound Debridement and Cleansing SystemIrrimax Corporation2020—
+3K080620Modification to 3M Tegaderm CHG Dressing3M Company-3M Health Care20081

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200710
200810
200910
201010
201110
201250
201310
201420
201510
201750
202040
202110
202230
202410
202510
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K895920, 1991–2026Source: 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? (32)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K003229Biopatch Antimicrobial DressingIntegra Lifesciences Corp.200131

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, K003229 (Integra Lifesciences Corp., 2001) has gone furthest, with 31 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KGX devices

KGX Tape And Bandage, Adhesive: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KGX

FDA has decided no KGX device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGX

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

Recalls per year · KGX

8in 2025

2010: 82011: 42012: 22015: 32019: 12025: 8
2007high 8 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KGX

317in 2025

2007: 372008: 262009: 372010: 312011: 392012: 592013: 882014: 982015: 2002016: 1582017: 2062018: 2132019: 4882020: 1,2902021: 5622022: 2532023: 1922024: 2242025: 317
2007high 1,290 (2020) · low 26 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—037
20080—026
20090—037
20100—831
20110—439
20120—259
20130—088
20140—098
20150—3200
20160—0158
20170—0206
20180—0213
20190—1488
20200—01,290
20210—0562
20220—0253
20230—0192
20240—0224
20250—8317
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K895920: Vitapatch Pin Protection Device for Percutaneous.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K895920

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