# K962129: Continuous Flush Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 15, 1997 after 316 days
- Product code: KRA (Catheter, Continuous Flush)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1210
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K792141 (1979). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K873168: Spectramed Disposable Transducer (DT-Xxo) & Access, Spectramed, Inc. (1988) Summary page 1.
- K792141: Continuous Flush Device, Pharmaseal Div., Baxter Healthcare Corp. (1979) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
A continuous flush device is an accessory to a catheter-transducer system that permits a continuous flow to maintain catheter patency.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962129
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology