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Swan-Ganze Continuous Cardiac Output/Oximetry/Venous Infusion Port/Ejection Fraction/Volumetric (Cco/SVO2/Vip/Ref) Cath]

K951566510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 27, 1995237-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1240

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

Baxter Healthcare Corp · DYG Catheter, Flow Directed

Cleared on Nov 27, 1995 as substantially equivalent to K934742 (Baxter Healthcare Corp, 1994) and 2 other predicates after a 237-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990. 1 of the 18 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 14 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 27, 1995
Review
237 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DYG
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K896466 (1990). 3 ancestors in all. 14 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 1 of the 18 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1994: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor2016: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12020: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2025: 4 descendants clearedK896466 · Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Ejection Fraction/Volume · Baxter Healthcare Corp · 19901990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant, 1 with a Class I recall12 generations forward: 6 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 2 descendants5 generations forward: 2 descendants K896466 · Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Ejection Fraction/Volume · Baxter Healthcare Corp · 19900+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK896466 Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Ejection Fraction/VolumeBaxter Healthcare Corp · 1990
  2. This deviceK951566 Swan-Ganze Continuous Cardiac Output/Oximetry/Venous Infusion…Baxter Healthcare Corp · 1995
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 13 of its ownK160084 Swan Ganz CathetersEdwards Lifesciences, LLC · 2016 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK231248 Swan-Ganz Catheters, FloTrac sensors, ClearSight finger cuffs…Edwards Lifesciencess, LLC · 2023 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK242451 HemoSphere Alta Advanced Monitoring Platform…Edwards Lifesciences · 2024
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK243781 HemoSphere Advanced Monitor (HEM1); HemoSphere Technology Module…Edwards Lifesciences · 2025 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK241851 Versus™ Catheter (VS110-8B)Liquet Medical, Inc. · 2024

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Descendants cleared per year

2016: 12020: 12022: 12023: 12024: 32025: 42026: 3
2016high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2017)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K160084Swan Ganz CathetersEdwards Lifesciences, LLC · 2016 · cites it directly13descendants
  • K231248Swan-Ganz Catheters, FloTrac sensors, ClearSight finger cuffs, HemoSphere Advanced…Edwards Lifesciencess, LLC · 2023 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K242451HemoSphere Alta Advanced Monitoring Platform (ALTAALL1/ALTCR1/ALTASR1); HemoSphere Alta-…Edwards Lifesciences · 2024 · 3 generations on4descendants
  • K243781HemoSphere Advanced Monitor (HEM1); HemoSphere Technology Module (HEMTOM10); HemoSphere…Edwards Lifesciences · 2025 · 4 generations on2descendants
  • K241851Versus™ Catheter (VS110-8B)Liquet Medical, Inc. · 2024 · 2 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K896466Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Ejection Fraction/VolumeBaxter Healthcare Corp1990—
0 (this device)K951566Swan-Ganze Continuous Cardiac Output/Oximetry/Venous Infusion Port/Ejection…Baxter Healthcare Corp1995—
+1K160084Swan Ganz CathetersEdwards Lifesciences, LLC2016Class I
+2K231248Swan-Ganz Catheters, FloTrac sensors, ClearSight finger cuffs, HemoSphere…Edwards Lifesciencess, LLC20232
+3K242451HemoSphere Alta Advanced Monitoring Platform (ALTAALL1/ALTCR1/ALTASR1)…Edwards Lifesciences2024—
+4K243781HemoSphere Advanced Monitor (HEM1); HemoSphere Technology Module (HEMTOM10)…Edwards Lifesciences20251
+2K241851Versus™ Catheter (VS110-8B)Liquet Medical, Inc.2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201611
202010
202210
202310
202430
202540
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K951566, 1990–2026Source: 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.

1 device in this family has 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 DYG device

  1. #1 K242451 HemoSphere Alta Advanced Monitoring Platform…score 24.2 · 39 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K934742Swan-Ganz Continuous Cardiac Output/Oximetry/Venous Port
Summary page 1
…Summary 1. Determination of Substantial Equivalence The CCO/SvO+VIPW/REF Catheter is substantially equivalent to the CCO/SvO+VIPm Catheter (K934742) and the REF Catheter (K896466) in that the CCO/Sv02/VIPTM/REF Catheter combines the intended uses of the two predicate…
Baxter Healthcare Corp19942
*K896466Swan-Ganz Thermodilution Ejection Fraction/Volume
Summary page 1
…on of Substantial Equivalence The CCO/SvO+VIPW/REF Catheter is substantially equivalent to the CCO/SvO+VIPm Catheter (K934742) and the REF Catheter (K896466) in that the CCO/Sv02/VIPTM/REF Catheter combines the intended uses of the two predicate devices. Furthermore…
Baxter Healthcare Corp1990—
*K905458Swan-Ganz (R) Flow Direct Oximetry/Thermod Cather
Summary page 1
…catheters that are indicated for REF measurement. The CCO/SvO#/lPTM/REF Catheter is also substantially equivalent to the Oximetry Paceport Catheter (K905458) in it’s use of tantalum markers to assist in catheter positioning with the use of fluoroscope. Because all aspects of…
Baxter Healthcare Corp1991—

Also cleared against K934742: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (14)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K160084Swan Ganz Catheters Class IEdwards Lifesciences, LLC201613

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

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.

  • K160084Swan Ganz CathetersEdwards Lifesciences, LLC · 2016 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K160084 (Edwards Lifesciences, LLC, 2016) has gone furthest, with 13 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K934742.

How does its category compare?

All DYG devices

DYG Catheter, Flow Directed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DYG

3in 2024

2008: 12011: 12016: 12020: 12022: 12023: 12024: 3
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYG

188in 2024

2024: 188 days median
2007high 188 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYG

2in 2019

2007: 12009: 32013: 12018: 4, 4 Class I2019: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2018) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYG

268in 2025

2007: 1682008: 4002009: 1452010: 1472011: 2492012: 2212013: 1492014: 1782015: 1632016: 1542017: 1152018: 1332019: 1442020: 1042021: 972022: 1302023: 2292024: 2262025: 268
2007high 400 (2008) · low 97 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYG, 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—1168
20081—0400
20090—3145
20100—0147
20111—0249
20120—0221
20130—1149
20140—0178
20150—0163
20161—0154
20170—0115
20180—4 (4)133
20190—2144
20201—0104
20210—097
20221—0130
20231—0229
202431880226
20250—0268
20260—2—

What is it indicated for?

The CCO/SvOJVIPmlREF Catheter is used for continuous cardiac output (CCO) measurement when used with a Vigilance Monitor, mixed venous oxygen saturation (SVOJ monitoring when used with an Explorer, SAT-2 or Vigilance Monitor, right ventricular ejection fraction (REF) determinations when used with an Explorer or REF-1 Monitor, thermodilution cardiac output measurement when used with a Vigilance, Explorer, COM-2, REF-1, SAT-2, or 9520A monitor, hemodynamic pressure monitoring, blood sampling, and infusion of saline and dextrose solutions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K951566: Swan-Ganze Continuous Cardiac Output/Oximetry/Venous Infusion Port/Ejection Fraction/Volumetric (Cco/SVO2/Vip/Ref) Cath].” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K951566

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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