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Opti-Plast XL 5.5 F Pta Catheter

K970725510(k) TraditionalCleared May 9, 199770-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

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

Vas-Cath, Inc. · LIT Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, Transluminal

Cleared on May 9, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K933483 (Vas-Cath, Inc., 1993) and 1 other predicate after a 70-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993.

Decided: May 9, 1997
Review: 70 days
Class: Class II
Product code: LIT
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K933483 (1993). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK933483 Opti-Plast 5F Pta CathetersVas-Cath, Inc. · 1993
This deviceK970725 Opti-Plast XL 5.5 F Pta CatheterVas-Cath, Inc. · 1997

View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K933483	Opti-Plast 5F Pta Catheters	Vas-Cath, Inc.	1993	—
0 (this device)	K970725	Opti-Plast XL 5.5 F Pta Catheter	Vas-Cath, Inc.	1997	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1995	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970725, 1993–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

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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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K933483	Opti-Plast 5F Pta Catheters Summary page 1 …Catheter XL (Xtra-Large) Common/Usual Name: Peripheral Angioplasty Catheter Classification Name: Surgical Vessel Dilator C. Predicate Device : Opti-Plast® PTA Catheter (K933483) Trade Name: Opti-Plast Predicate Device for the Indications for Use: Medi-tech® XXL™ Balloon Dilatation Catheter (K952063) D.- D…	Vas-Cath, Inc.	1993	—
*	K952063	XXL Ballon Dilatation Catheter Summary page 1 …. Predicate Device : Opti-Plast® PTA Catheter (K933483) Trade Name: Opti-Plast Predicate Device for the Indications for Use: Medi-tech® XXL™ Balloon Dilatation Catheter (K952063) D.- Device Description: The Vas-Cath Opti-Plast® XL 5.5 F PTA Catheter is a dual lumen catheter with a balloon mounted on its d…	Boston Scientific Corp	1995	—

Also cleared against K933483: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
1 other device also cites its predicate K933483.

How does its category compare?

All LIT devices

LIT Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, Transluminal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LIT

3in 2025

2007high 19 (2012) · low 3 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LIT

90in 2025

2007high 205 (2026) · low 29 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · LIT

1in 2025

2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LIT

2,073in 2025

2007high 2,492 (2021) · low 513 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LIT, 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	6	64	0	577
2008	8	53	0	513
2009	7	29	2	623
2010	13	78	1	809
2011	10	82	0	857
2012	19	29	0	1,277
2013	14	79	2 (2)	1,242
2014	12	90	3	1,178
2015	19	112	0	1,279
2016	11	116	1	1,529
2017	9	57	0	2,081
2018	6	118	2	2,188
2019	4	40	3	2,405
2020	9	125	0	2,443
2021	4	61	1	2,492
2022	8	122	0	2,155
2023	6	167	0	1,807
2024	6	43	2	1,913
2025	3	90	1	2,073
2026	4	205	0	—

What is it indicated for?

The Opti-Plast® XL 5.5 F PTA Catheter is reccommended for use in the Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of the Iliac and Femoral vessels. This catheter is not for use in coronary arteries. The device is indicated for single use only and indicated not to be resterilized nor reused.

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K970725 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K970725: Opti-Plast XL 5.5 F Pta Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970725

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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