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Custodiol

K992209510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 10, 1999163-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5880

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

Dr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · KDN System, Perfusion, Kidney

Cleared on Dec 10, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K944866 (The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co., 1996) after a 163-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 6 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 10, 1999
Review
163 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KDN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K944866 (1996). 6 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK944866 · Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS) · The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant K944866 · Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS) · The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK944866 Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS)The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK992209 CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK020924 Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2003
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK043461 CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2005
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK192408 Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2020 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK241239 OrganProtex HTK SolutionBridge TO Life, Ltd. · 2025
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK170150 Servator H SALF solution-1000 ml PVC free bags, Servator H SALF…S.A.L.F. Spa · 2017

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12005: 12014: 12017: 12020: 12025: 1
2003high 1 (2003) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K020924Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2003 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K043461CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2005 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K192408Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH · 2020 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K241239OrganProtex HTK SolutionBridge TO Life, Ltd. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K170150Servator H SALF solution-1000 ml PVC free bags, Servator H SALF solution-2000 ml PVC…S.A.L.F. Spa · 2017 · 2 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K944866Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS)The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.19961
0 (this device)K992209CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH1999—
+1K020924Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH2003—
+1K043461CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH2005—
+2K192408Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH20201
+3K241239OrganProtex HTK SolutionBridge TO Life, Ltd.2025—
+2K170150Servator H SALF solution-1000 ml PVC free bags, Servator H SALF solution-2000…S.A.L.F. Spa2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200510
201410
201710
202010
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K992209, 1996–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K944866Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS)
Summary page 1
…A. LEGALLY MARKETED PREDICATE DEVICES The Custodiol HTK Solution is substantially equivalent to the Viaspan Belzer UW Cold Storage Solution, which was cleared by FDA as K944866 on 04 April 1996. B. DEVICE DESCRIPTION The HTK solution is intended for perfusion and flushing donor kidneys prior to removal…
The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.19961

Also cleared against K944866: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (6)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K020924Custodiol HTK SolutionDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH20035
K043461CustodiolDr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH20054

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 a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K020924 (Dr. Franz Kohler Chemie GmbH, 2003) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K944866.

How does its category compare?

All KDN devices

KDN System, Perfusion, Kidney: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KDN

5in 2025

2008: 22009: 22010: 12012: 12014: 22015: 12016: 12018: 22019: 22020: 22021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 3
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KDN

135in 2025

2021: 238 days median2025: 135 days median2026 (partial year): 66 days median
2007high 238 (2021) · low 135 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · KDN

1in 2022

2010: 12022: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KDN

3in 2025

2008: 12016: 32017: 62018: 42019: 32020: 92021: 12025: 3
2007high 9 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KDN, 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
20082—01
20092—00
20101—10
20110—00
20121—00
20130—00
20142—00
20151—00
20161—03
20170—06
20182—04
20192—03
20202—09
2021323801
20221—10
20232—00
20242—00
2025513503
20263661—

What is it indicated for?

Custodiol HTK Solution is indicated for perfusion and flushing donor kidneys prior to removal from the donor or immediately after removal from the donor. The solution is left in the organ vasculature during hypothermic storage and transportation (not for continuous perfusion) to the recipient.

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. “K992209: Custodiol.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K992209

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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