510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2004Introsyte Catheter
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc. · FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days
Cleared on Feb 26, 1998 after a 69-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- Feb 26, 1998
- Review
- 69 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FOZ
- Recalls
- 2
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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? (4)
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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems INTROSYTE™ brand introducer catheters Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems INSYTE® brand introducer catheters Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems SPLIT SECOND® brand introducer catheters Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Teleflex, Inc. Percutaneous Introducer Set Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2004 | Not classified | Z-0586-04 | Other | Splittable catheter introducer may not fully split or may separate non-uniformly. |
| Feb 3, 2004 | Not classified | Z-0587-04 | Other | Splittable catheter introducer may not fully split or may separate non-uniformly. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All FOZ devicesFOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FOZ
11in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FOZ
91in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FOZ
4in 2023
Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FOZ
5,110in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FOZ, 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 | 159 | 16 | 374 |
| 2008 | 9 | 103 | 0 | 422 |
| 2009 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 508 |
| 2010 | 3 | 28 | 115 | 370 |
| 2011 | 6 | 132 | 0 | 786 |
| 2012 | 13 | 122 | 0 | 560 |
| 2013 | 4 | 104 | 2 | 640 |
| 2014 | 9 | 99 | 4 | 815 |
| 2015 | 10 | 107 | 0 | 729 |
| 2016 | 9 | 63 | 3 (1) | 925 |
| 2017 | 9 | 51 | 22 | 1,966 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 4 | 3,305 |
| 2019 | 8 | 140 | 3 | 4,365 |
| 2020 | 10 | 191 | 3 | 3,797 |
| 2021 | 4 | 242 | 1 | 4,674 |
| 2022 | 8 | 183 | 4 (2) | 4,133 |
| 2023 | 9 | 129 | 4 (2) | 4,430 |
| 2024 | 6 | 190 | 0 | 4,772 |
| 2025 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 5,110 |
| 2026 | 7 | 203 | 2 | — |
What is it indicated for?
TO FACILITATE THE PLACEMENT OF DEVICES SUCH AS GUIDEWIRES, INDWELLING CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS, PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS AND MIDLINE CATHETERS INTO THE VASCULAR SYSTEM.
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/K974764 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K974764: Introsyte Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974764
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026