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8 FR. -30CC Narrowflex Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter, Product Number Iab-04830S

K963865510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 16, 1997357-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.3535

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

Arrow Intl., Inc. · DSP System, Balloon, Intra-Aortic And Control

Cleared on Sep 16, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K961358 (Arrow Intl., Inc., 1996) after a 357-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 5 of the 20 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 18 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 16, 1997
Review
357 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSP
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K961358 (1996). 18 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 5 of the 20 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12017: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12013: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12015: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall1K961358 · Arrow Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter · Arrow Intl., Inc. · 19961995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants4 generations forward: 5 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations forward: 4 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall16 generations forward: 3 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall27 generations forward: 1 descendant, 1 with a Class I recall1 K961358 · Arrow Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter · Arrow Intl., Inc. · 19960+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK961358 Arrow Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon CatheterArrow Intl., Inc. · 1996
  2. This deviceK963865 8 FR. -30CC Narrowflex Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter…Arrow Intl., Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK980385 Datascope 8FR. CO-Lumen 34 and 40CC Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheters…Datascope Corp. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 15 of its ownK994157 Datascope's 8FR. Polymide 25CC,34CC and 40CC Iab and Accessories…Datascope Corp. · 2000
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK013326 Modification to: Datascope 8FR. Polyimide Alt B Iab, 25CC, 34CC…Datascope Corp. · 2001
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 12 of its ownK031569 Datascope CA 40 8FR. Iabs, Model 0684-00-04XXDatascope Corp. · 2003
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 11 of its ownK041281 Datascope 7.5FR. Iab Catheter and AccessoriesDatascope Corp. · 2004 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 12000: 12001: 12002: 12003: 12004: 12006: 12007: 12009: 22011: 22012: 12013: 12015: 12017: 22018: 1
1998high 2 (2009) · low 0 (1999)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K980385Datascope 8FR. CO-Lumen 34 and 40CC Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheters for Optional…Datascope Corp. · 1998 · cites it directly17descendants
  • K994157Datascope's 8FR. Polymide 25CC,34CC and 40CC Iab and Accessories, Models 0684-00-0327…Datascope Corp. · 2000 · 2 generations on15descendants
  • K013326Modification to: Datascope 8FR. Polyimide Alt B Iab, 25CC, 34CC, 40CC, Datascope…Datascope Corp. · 2001 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K031569Datascope CA 40 8FR. Iabs, Model 0684-00-04XXDatascope Corp. · 2003 · 4 generations on12descendants
  • K041281Datascope 7.5FR. Iab Catheter and AccessoriesDatascope Corp. · 2004 · 4 generations on11descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K961358Arrow Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon CatheterArrow Intl., Inc.1996—
0 (this device)K9638658 FR. -30CC Narrowflex Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter, Product…Arrow Intl., Inc.1997—
+1K980385Datascope 8FR. CO-Lumen 34 and 40CC Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheters for…Datascope Corp.1998—
+2K994157Datascope's 8FR. Polymide 25CC,34CC and 40CC Iab and Accessories, Models…Datascope Corp.2000—
+3K013326Modification to: Datascope 8FR. Polyimide Alt B Iab, 25CC, 34CC, 40CC…Datascope Corp.2001—
+4K031569Datascope CA 40 8FR. Iabs, Model 0684-00-04XXDatascope Corp.2003—
+4K041281Datascope 7.5FR. Iab Catheter and AccessoriesDatascope Corp.20047

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200010
200110
200210
200310
200410
200610
200711
200920
201121
201210
201310
201511
201721
201811
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963865, 1996–2018Source: 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.

5 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.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK951358FDA’s K951358 is Sireskop SX
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.19952
*K961358Arrow Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter
Summary page 1
…840S, premarket notification KS61358. 2. 8 Fr-30cc, Sheathless, with stainless steel inner lumen and plastic outer lumen, product no. IAB-04230S, premarket notification K961358. This device is identical in construction to the predicate sheathless 8 Fr-40cc NarrowFlex™ device I1AB-04840S with the exceptio…
Arrow Intl., Inc.1996—

Also cleared against K961358: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (18)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K980385Datascope 8FR. CO-Lumen 34 and 40CC Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheters for Optional…Datascope Corp.199817

Has anything in its family been recalled? (5 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.

  • K063525Datascope Fiber Optic Pressure Sensor Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter and CS300 Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump…Datascope Corp. · 2007 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2007 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K112372Cardiosave Hybrid Intra-Aortic Balloon PumpCardiac Assist, Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2011 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 110 Class I recalls
  • K181122CARDIOSAVE Intra-Aortic Balloon PumpDatascope Corp. · 2018 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2018 descendants bar of FIG. 127 Class I recalls
  • K151254CARDIOSAVE Hybrid Intra-Aortic Balloon PumpDatascope Corp. · 2015 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2015 descendants bar of FIG. 112 Class I recalls
  • K163542CARDIOSAVE Hybrid and Rescue Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump, CARDIOSAVE Li-Ion Battery Transport and Storage CaseDatascope Corp. · 2017 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 17 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K980385 (Datascope Corp., 1998) has gone furthest, with 17 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K961358.

How does its category compare?

All DSP devices

DSP System, Balloon, Intra-Aortic And Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DSP

1in 2025

2007: 22009: 22011: 22012: 22013: 12015: 12017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 22023: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSP

140in 2019

2017: 73 days median2019: 140 days median
2007high 140 (2019) · low 73 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · DSP

4in 2025

2007: 32009: 142010: 82012: 32014: 12016: 9, 9 Class I2018: 2, 2 Class I2019: 32021: 5, 3 Class I2022: 33, 33 Class I2024: 12025: 4
2007high 33 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (47 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DSP

7,422in 2025

2007: 4612008: 6172009: 6562010: 1,0192011: 5902012: 4902013: 4952014: 1,7382015: 4042016: 4192017: 2,1642018: 3,3312019: 3,5522020: 3,3932021: 4,3452022: 5,1132023: 6,9802024: 7,3172025: 7,422
2007high 7,422 (2025) · low 404 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSP, 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
20072—3461
20080—0617
20092—14656
20100—81,019
20112—0590
20122—3490
20131—0495
20140—11,738
20151—0404
20160—9 (9)419
201737302,164
20181—2 (2)3,331
2019314033,552
20202—03,393
20210—5 (3)4,345
20220—33 (33)5,113
20231—06,980
20240—17,317
20251—47,422
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Refractory left ventricular power failure. Cardiogenic shocl/unstable refractory angina.

Mechanical complication due to acute myocardial infraction; i.e., ventricular sepkal defect mitral

regurgitation or papillary muscle rupture. Impending infraction, ischemia related intractable

ventricular arrhythmias. Septic shock. Support for failed angioplasty and valvuloplasty.

Cardiac support for high risk general surgical patients.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K963865: 8 FR. -30CC Narrowflex Sheathless Intra-Aortic Balloon Catheter, Product Number Iab-04830S.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963865

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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