510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2014Sarns Low Jetting Aortic Arch Cannula
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
3M Health Care, Sarns · DWF Catheter, Cannula And Tubing, Vascular, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Cleared on Feb 22, 1994 after a 181-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 2 of the 13 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 12 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 41 times.
- Decided
- Feb 22, 1994
- Review
- 181 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DWF
- Recalls
- 41
- Predicates
- 0
12 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly. 2 of the 13 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.
- This deviceK934127 Sarns Low Jetting Aortic Arch Cannula3M Health Care, Sarns · 1994
- Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK060101 Estech Aortic Easy Flow CannulaEndoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK083111 Impella 5.0 Catheter FamilyAbiomed, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
- Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK102726 Cardiohelp SystemMaquet Cardiopulmonary, AG · 2011 · Recalled (Class I)
- Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK091542 Estech Easyflow Cannula with GuidewireEndoscopic Technologies, Inc. D/B/A Estech · 2009
- Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK081560 Vascutek Cannula Graft, Model CGS2008SVascutek, Ltd. · 2009
Showing 5 of 12 descendants. See all descendants
Descendants cleared per year
Class I recalls in this family
Most influential descendants
Showing 5 of 12 · See all- K060101Estech Aortic Easy Flow CannulaEndoscopic Technologies, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly6descendants
- K083111Impella 5.0 Catheter FamilyAbiomed, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on3descendants
- K102726Cardiohelp SystemMaquet Cardiopulmonary, AG · 2011 · 3 generations on2descendants
- K091542Estech Easyflow Cannula with GuidewireEndoscopic Technologies, Inc. D/B/A Estech · 2009 · 2 generations on1descendant
- K081560Vascutek Cannula Graft, Model CGS2008SVascutek, Ltd. · 2009 · cites it directly1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (this device) | K934127 | Sarns Low Jetting Aortic Arch Cannula | 3M Health Care, Sarns | 1994 | — |
| +1 | K060101 | Estech Aortic Easy Flow Cannula | Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. | 2006 | — |
| +2 | K083111 | Impella 5.0 Catheter Family | Abiomed, Inc. | 2009 | 1 |
| +3 | K102726 | Cardiohelp System | Maquet Cardiopulmonary, AG | 2011 | Class I |
| +2 | K091542 | Estech Easyflow Cannula with Guidewire | Endoscopic Technologies, Inc. D/B/A Estech | 2009 | — |
| +1 | K081560 | Vascutek Cannula Graft, Model CGS2008S | Vascutek, Ltd. | 2009 | — |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
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.
2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new DWF device
- #1 K251258 MC2™ Two-Stage Venous Cannula; MC2X™…score 14.6 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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? (12)
See all 125 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2014 | Class II | Z-2099-2014 | Process control | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications |
| May 23, 2014 | Class II | Z-2105-2014 | Process control | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Class II | Z-0193-2014 | Employee error | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications on certain product lots of Sarns" Soft-Flow Aortic Cannulae and… |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Class II | Z-0196-2014 | Employee error | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications on certain product lots of Sarns" Soft-Flow Aortic Cannulae and… |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Class II | Z-0194-2014 | Employee error | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications on certain product lots of Sarns" Soft-Flow Aortic Cannulae and… |
| Oct 23, 2013 | Class II | Z-0195-2014 | Employee error | During an in-process inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) identified the presence of loose fiber particulate that exceeded finished product specifications on certain product lots of Sarns" Soft-Flow Aortic Cannulae and… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0456-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0462-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0458-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0460-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0461-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Nov 21, 2012 | Class II | Z-0459-2013 | Process design | The presence of plastic flash was identified at the tip of certain lots of Sarns Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula. The plastic flash has the potential to detach and contribute to an adverse patient effect. While this potential failure has not… |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1294-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1297-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1313-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1302-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1310-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1299-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1309-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1300-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1305-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1301-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1307-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1293-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1298-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1292-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1306-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1296-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1287-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1291-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1288-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1304-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1290-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1311-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1312-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1295-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1303-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1314-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1308-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Not classified | Z-1289-2012 | Nonconforming Material/Component | During in-house inspection, Terumo Cardiovascular Systems discovered one Soft-Flow Aortic Cannula with a hole in the tip, just above the suture ball. |
| Oct 19, 2005 | Not classified | Z-0181-06 | Other | The product is labeled as sterile, but the firm has determined that the suture flange may tear through the front of the package. |
The 5 latest of 41 recalls; the web page lists all.
Relatives with a Class I recall
Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.
What does this lineage say?
- Of its descendants, K060101 (Endoscopic Technologies, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.
How does its category compare?
All DWF devicesDWF Catheter, Cannula And Tubing, Vascular, Cardiopulmonary Bypass: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DWF
4in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DWF
89in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · DWF
4in 2024
Class I (3 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DWF
1,020in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DWF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | — | 25 | 121 |
| 2008 | 6 | 95 | 25 | 126 |
| 2009 | 8 | 148 | 21 | 99 |
| 2010 | 3 | 62 | 26 | 197 |
| 2011 | 5 | 85 | 13 | 212 |
| 2012 | 10 | 110 | 37 | 233 |
| 2013 | 9 | 110 | 14 (1) | 238 |
| 2014 | 14 | 110 | 6 | 325 |
| 2015 | 9 | 46 | 3 (1) | 218 |
| 2016 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 144 |
| 2017 | 5 | 127 | 2 (1) | 101 |
| 2018 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 118 |
| 2019 | 3 | 120 | 2 | 179 |
| 2020 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 142 |
| 2021 | 5 | 358 | 3 | 162 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 276 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 470 |
| 2024 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 401 |
| 2025 | 4 | 89 | 0 | 1,020 |
| 2026 | 8 | 81 | 20 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K934127 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K934127: Sarns Low Jetting Aortic Arch Cannula.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K934127
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