Product code NGT— General Hospital

AM USA 0.9% SODIUM CHLORIDE FLUSH SYRINGE

Classification name
Saline, Vascular Access Flush
Device class
Class 2
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5200
Advisory panel
General Hospital
Total cleared
41
First cleared
Most recent

FDA classification definition

“Enhance the performance of intravascular catheters, to maintain patency of the vascular catheter when it is not in use.”

— U.S. Food and Drug Administration, device classification record for product code NGT under 21 CFR 880.5200, via openFDA

Market context for product code NGT

FDA has cleared 41 devices under product code NGT between 2001 and 2025, filed by 24 applicant companies. No FDA device recalls reference this product code. Class II devices are moderate-risk and subject to general and special controls; most reach market through 510(k) clearance by demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device.

Clearances per year

last 15 years

Top applicants under product code NGT

Adverse events under product code NGT

product code NGT
Death
12
Malfunction
2,008
Other
4
Total
2,024

Source: openFDA MAUDE database, through . Counts aggregate all devices under this product code, not just this specific clearance. Reports are submissions to FDA, not validated events. Search MAUDE directly →

Recent clearances under product code NGT

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