# K993860: Catheter Innovations Implantable Port

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Catheter Innovations, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 3, 1999 after 18 days
- Product code: LJT (Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5965
- 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 K873213 (1987). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K991897: Catheter Innovations Implantable Port, Catheter Innovations, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K880571: Cath-Tech Port Implantable Vascular Access System, Catheter Technology Corp. (1988) Summary page 1.
- K873213: Hickman Plastic Subcutaneous Port, C.R. Bard, Inc. (1987) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Catheter Innovations Implantable Port is designed for patients who require long-term access to the central venous system for administration of fluids including but not limited to hydration fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy analgesics, nutritional therapy, and blood products. It is also indicated for blood specimen withdrawal.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K993860
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology