510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

'Ecurline Umbilical Cord Clamp #3500

K990737510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 6, 199932-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.4530

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

Precision Dynamics Corp. · HFW Clamp, Umbilical

Cleared on Apr 6, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K894646 (Alpha Unlimited, Inc., 1989) after a 32-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Apr 6, 1999
Review
32 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HFW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K894646 (1989). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2000: 1 descendant clearedK894646 · #556 Disposable Umbilical Cord Clamp (2) · Alpha Unlimited, Inc. · 19891990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K894646 · #556 Disposable Umbilical Cord Clamp (2) · Alpha Unlimited, Inc. · 19890
  1. Root · 1 generation backK894646 #556 Disposable Umbilical Cord Clamp (2)Alpha Unlimited, Inc. · 1989
  2. This deviceK990737 'Ecurline Umbilical Cord Clamp #3500Precision Dynamics Corp. · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK994367 Umbilical Cord ClampMedical Sales Co. · 2000

Most influential descendants

Showing 1 of 1 · See all
  • K994367Umbilical Cord ClampMedical Sales Co. · 2000 · cites it directly0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K894646#556 Disposable Umbilical Cord Clamp (2)Alpha Unlimited, Inc.1989—
0 (this device)K990737'Ecurline Umbilical Cord Clamp #3500Precision Dynamics Corp.1999—
+1K994367Umbilical Cord ClampMedical Sales Co.2000—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K990737, 1989–2000Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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.

Planning a device in HFW? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

  • Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
  • Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K894646#556 Disposable Umbilical Cord Clamp (2)
Summary page 1
…1409-9043, USA /( 9 3 7 P ® 510k Summary Precision Dynamics Corporation purchases the umbilical cord clamp (non-sterile) from Alpha Unlimited, Inc (refer to the 510k K894646) and then contracts the packaging and sterilization through ARMM, Inc. ARMM, Inc. packages the umbilical cord clamp in a plastic/…
Alpha Unlimited, Inc.1989—

Also cleared against K894646: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K994367Umbilical Cord ClampMedical Sales Co.20000

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K994367 (Medical Sales Co., 2000) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K894646.

How does its category compare?

All HFW devices

HFW Clamp, Umbilical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HFW

FDA has decided no HFW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HFW

Too few HFW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HFW

No recall names HFW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HFW

2in 2024

2008: 32009: 32011: 32013: 42014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 22018: 72020: 12021: 12024: 2
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HFW, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—03
20090—03
20100—00
20110—03
20120—00
20130—04
20140—01
20150—01
20160—01
20170—02
20180—07
20190—00
20200—01
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20240—02
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Securline Umbilical Cord Clamp is used to clamp over the umbilical cord of a Newborn at delivery. The device is used to hold the cord securely and prevent blodd loss and seepage as the cord dries and shrinks after the birth.

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

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K990737: 'Ecurline Umbilical Cord Clamp #3500.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K990737

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

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