# K972254: First Midcath Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 12, 1997 after 88 days
- Product code: FOZ (Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5200
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems Inc. FIRST MIDCATH™ brand catheters: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
To sample blood or administer drug solutions, blood products, and other fluids intravenously. These catheters may be used for any patient population with consideration given to patient size, appropriateness for the solution being infused, and duration of therapy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972254
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology