# K981417: Squirt Fluid Delivery System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 17, 1998 after 88 days
- Product code: QEY (Mechanical Thrombolysis Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K904788 (1990). 3 ancestors in all.
95 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
2 of 99 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974067: Fountain Infusion  Catheter  and Occluding Guide Wire, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (1998). Our reading of the summary gave “K974067.” beside “510(k)”; FDA’s K974067 is the only number that fits it and carries the summary’s name for the device. Summary page 6.
- (no number) Merit Medical Medallion™ Syringe: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Merit Medical Check Relief Valve: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K013635: Trellis Infusion System (10CM Infusion Length); Trellis Infusion System (20CM Infusion Length) (2002), 75 descendants of its own
- K021958: Trellis Plus Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length 20CM (100CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion H (2002), 57 descendants of its own
- K023514: Trellis-6 Peripheral Infusion System (140CM Catheter Length 10CM Infusion Length) (2002), 56 descendants of its own
- K030637: Ekos Peripheral Infusion System (2003), 50 descendants of its own
- K033214: Ekos Peripheral Infusion System (2003), 46 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Squirt™ Fluid Delivery System is intended for the controlled administration of thrombolytic agents into the peripheral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981417
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology