510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer System

K974448510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 6, 199873-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1340

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

Cordis Corp. · DYB Introducer, Catheter

Cleared on Feb 6, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K971608 (Cordis Corp., 1997) after a 73-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided: Feb 6, 1998
Review: 73 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DYB
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K954595 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK954595 Cordis Brite Tip Sheath IntroducerCordis Corp. · 1995 · Recalled
1 generation backK971608 Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer SystemCordis Corp. · 1997 · Recalled
This deviceK974448 Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer SystemCordis Corp. · 1998

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K954595	Cordis Brite Tip Sheath Introducer	Cordis Corp.	1995	1
−1	K971608	Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer System	Cordis Corp.	1997	1
0 (this device)	K974448	Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer System	Cordis Corp.	1998	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K974448, 1995–1998Source: 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? (1)

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
*	K971608	Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer System Summary page 1 — 00-00026 K4lyuyg PREMARKET NOTIFICATION 510(k) Cordis, a Johnson and Johnson company Brite Tip® Catheter Sheath Introducer (Modification K971608) FEB 6 1998 SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS Vil General Provisions Common or Usual Name: Catheter Sheath Introducer or S…	Cordis Corp.	1997	1

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?

The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 1.6 years on median.
2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All DYB devices

DYB Introducer, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DYB

16in 2025

2007high 30 (2014) · low 9 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DYB

63in 2025

2007high 156 (2018) · low 37 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DYB

3in 2025

2007high 45 (2016) · low 1 (2018)2026

Class I (48 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DYB

4,539in 2025

2007high 4,539 (2025) · low 316 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DYB, 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	12	95	15	316
2008	17	37	9	423
2009	14	52	25	399
2010	18	123	18	445
2011	17	100	4	628
2012	22	128	3	898
2013	26	118	5 (1)	743
2014	30	122	2	780
2015	17	129	2 (1)	913
2016	19	95	45 (3)	1,234
2017	24	70	22 (1)	1,672
2018	19	156	1	1,903
2019	18	47	2	2,450
2020	9	49	21 (21)	2,465
2021	12	78	6	2,835
2022	13	143	2	4,084
2023	15	55	10	3,775
2024	18	56	2	3,931
2025	16	63	3	4,539
2026	17	59	23 (21)	—

What is it indicated for?

Cordis Catheter Sheath Introducers are intended for use in arterial and venous procedures requiring percutaneous introduction of intravascular devices.

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/K974448 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K974448: Cordis Brite Tip Catheter Sheath Introducer System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974448

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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