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Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft

K952293510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 19, 1995217-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.3450

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

Vascutek, Ltd. · DSY Prosthesis, Vascular Graft, Of 6mm And Greater Diameter

Cleared on Dec 19, 1995 after a 217-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 6 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 19, 1995
Review
217 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

6 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared1997: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK952293 Vascutek Gelweave Vascular GraftVascutek, Ltd. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK013022 Sulzer Vascutek Gelweave Valsalva Vascular ProsthesisSulzer Carbomedics, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK964665 Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft (Bifurcated Configuration)Carbomedics, Inc. · 1997
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK162794 Gelweave Vascular GraftsVascutek, Ltd. · 2017
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK241550 Gelweave™ Vascular ProsthesesVascutek, Ltd. · 2025 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK090987 Vascutek Branched GelweaveVascutek, Ltd. · 2009 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 22002: 12009: 12017: 12025: 1
1997high 2 (1997) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K013022Sulzer Vascutek Gelweave Valsalva Vascular ProsthesisSulzer Carbomedics, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K964665Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft (Bifurcated Configuration)Carbomedics, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K162794Gelweave Vascular GraftsVascutek, Ltd. · 2017 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K241550Gelweave™ Vascular ProsthesesVascutek, Ltd. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K090987Vascutek Branched GelweaveVascutek, Ltd. · 2009 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K952293Vascutek Gelweave Vascular GraftVascutek, Ltd.1995—
+1K013022Sulzer Vascutek Gelweave Valsalva Vascular ProsthesisSulzer Carbomedics, Inc.20021
+1K964665Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft (Bifurcated Configuration)Carbomedics, Inc.1997—
+2K162794Gelweave Vascular GraftsVascutek, Ltd.2017—
+3K241550Gelweave™ Vascular ProsthesesVascutek, Ltd.20251
+1K090987Vascutek Branched GelweaveVascutek, Ltd.20091

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199720
200210
200910
201710
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K952293, 1995–2025Source: 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? (6)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K013022Sulzer Vascutek Gelweave Valsalva Vascular ProsthesisSulzer Carbomedics, Inc.20022
K964665Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft (Bifurcated Configuration)Carbomedics, Inc.19972
K090987Vascutek Branched GelweaveVascutek, Ltd.20090
K964959Vascutek Twillweave Vascular GraftVascutek, Ltd.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, K013022 (Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DSY devices

DSY Prosthesis, Vascular Graft, Of 6mm And Greater Diameter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DSY

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 52010: 42011: 12012: 42013: 52014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 32018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 52025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2009) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSY

160in 2024

2009: 73 days median2010: 55 days median2012: 30 days median2013: 69 days median2017: 269 days median2024: 160 days median
2007high 269 (2017) · low 30 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · DSY

1in 2025

2009: 22010: 52013: 12016: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DSY

151in 2025

2007: 1202008: 1642009: 1932010: 1872011: 1652012: 1772013: 2072014: 3522015: 4602016: 2172017: 1932018: 2002019: 2322020: 1692021: 1682022: 1552023: 1492024: 1532025: 151
2007high 460 (2015) · low 120 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSY, 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
20071—0120
20081—0164
20095732193
20104555187
20111—0165
20124300177
20135691207
20142—0352
20151—0460
20161—2217
201732690193
20181—0200
20191—0232
20201—0169
20212—0168
20222—0155
20232—0149
202451600153
20252—1151
20261—1—
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510(k) Report. “K952293: Vascutek Gelweave Vascular Graft.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K952293

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026