Biotronik Fortress Introducer Sheath System

Fortress Introducer Sheath System provides vascular access for guidewires, catheters and other devices. It combines a sheath with a hemostasis valve, side port and tapered dilator for…

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Fortress Introducer Sheath System provides vascular access for guidewires, catheters and other devices. It combines a sheath with a hemostasis valve, side port and tapered dilator for insertion.

The valve seals around the inserted device to limit blood leakage. The side port and three-way stopcock support flushing, and a distal radiopaque marker helps identify sheath position.

Listed Item

Introducer Sheath System containing One (1) introducer Sheath with haemostasis valve and Two (2) dilators.

Sheath Configurations

The 5 and 6 Fr configurations use thermoplastic tubing reinforced by a stainless-steel coil and a hydrophobic silicone coating over the distal 30 cm. These configurations have one or two dilators depending on length. The system is supplied sterile for single-patient use.

13manufacturers in China registered for this device type
46catalogue numbers in this listing
8510(k) clearances naming this product code
1recall

Who Else Makes It

Concentrated in Jiangsu (5), Beijing (3), Shanghai (2). 2 of them are registered as contract manufacturers, able to build to a buyer’s own specification.

Chinese manufacturers registered for FDA product code DYB
Manufacturer City Province Registered as Device types
Mehow Innovative (Huizhou) Ltd. Huizhou Guangdong Contract manufacturer 11
Tianjin Demax Medical Technology Co., Ltd. Tianjin Tianjin Contract manufacturer 5
Steris Sterilization Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd Suzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 44
Shanghai INT Medical Instruments Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Contract manufacturer 10
Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Beijing Beijing Manufacturer 7
Beijing Target Medical Technologies Inc. Beijing Beijing Contract manufacturer 7
Beijing Demax Medical Technology Co., Ltd. Beijing Beijing Manufacturer 5
Curatia Medical Limited Suzhou Jiangsu Specification developer 5
Tianjin Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Technology Co., Ltd. Tianjin Tianjin Contract manufacturer 4
Shanghai Microport EP Medtech Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Manufacturer 3
Becton Dickinson Medical Devices Co., Ltd. Suzhou Suzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 2
Cardiocycle Medical(Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Suzhou Jiangsu Complaint-file establishment 1

Showing 12 of 13. All 13 manufacturers in China registered for Introducer, Catheter

Record

Regulatory record for Biotronik Fortress Introducer Sheath System
Listed by Contract Medical International GmbH, Germany
FDA product code DYB
Device type Introducer, Catheter
Device class Class 2
Regulation 21 CFR 870.1340
Establishment Contract manufacturer, Manufacturer
510(k) K153197
Record published 2024-06-24
Record revised 2024-03-20 (version 6)

Specifications

Specifications
MRI safety Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information
Supplied sterile Yes
Single use Yes
Prescription Prescription only
Supplied as a kit Yes
Latex Contains natural rubber latex
Label carries lot or batch number, expiry date, manufacturing date
Storage Special storage condition: Keep Dry; Special storage condition: Keep away from sunlight; Storage environment temperature 10 to 40 °C
Packaging Packer of 5, packer / inner box of 5, packer/inner box of 5, packer / inner boc of 5
Sizes Length 45 to 100 cm; lumen/inner diameter 1.62 to 2.88 mm; lumen/inner diameter 1.62 m

Catalogue Numbers

Catalogue numbers for Biotronik Fortress Introducer Sheath System
Catalogue number Size Status
5F; 100 cm; straight Length 100 cm In distribution
7F; 45 cm; crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
4F; 90 cm; straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
100 cm, 4F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
5F; 45 cm; crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
65 cm, 5F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.95 mm In distribution
7F; 65 cm; straight Length 65 cm In distribution
7F, 90cm, straight Length 90 cm In distribution
8F, 90cm, straight Length 90 cm In distribution
4F; 65 cm; straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
7F, 65cm, straight Length 65 cm In distribution
7F; 45 cm; straight Length 45 cm In distribution
4F; 45 cm; crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
45 cm, 5F Straight Length 45 cm In distribution
8F; 65 cm; straight Length 65 cm In distribution
6F; 45 cm; straight Length 45 cm In distribution
45 cm, 4F Crossover Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
6F; 45 cm; crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
65 cm, 4F Straight Length 65 cm In distribution
65 cm, 6F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 2.20 mm In distribution
6F; 65 cm; straight Length 65 cm In distribution
8F; 45 cm; straight Length 45 cm In distribution
5F; 90 cm; straight Length 90 cm In distribution
7F; 90 cm; straight Length 90 cm In distribution
7F, 45cm, Crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
8F, 45cm, Crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
45 cm, 6F Crossover Lumen/Inner Diameter 2.28 mm In distribution
90 cm, 4F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
5F; 65 cm; straight Length 65 cm In distribution
90 cm, 5F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.95 mm In distribution
8F, 65cm, straight Length 65 cm In distribution
8F; 90 cm; straight Length 90 cm In distribution
4F; 100 cm; straight Length 100 cm In distribution
5F; 45 cm; straight Length 45 cm In distribution
45 cm, 6F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 2.28 mm In distribution
4F; 45 cm; straight Length 45 cm In distribution
100 cm, 5F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.95 mm In distribution
7F, 45cm, Straight Length 45 cm In distribution
8F, 45cm, Straight Length 45 cm In distribution
45 cm, 4F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.62 mm In distribution
8F; 45 cm; crossover Length 45 cm In distribution
6F; 100 cm; straight Length 100 cm In distribution
100 cm, 6F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 2.28 mm In distribution
6F; 90 cm; straight Length 90 cm In distribution
45 cm, 5F Crossover Lumen/Inner Diameter 1.95 mm In distribution
90 cm, 6F Straight Lumen/Inner Diameter 2.20 mm In distribution

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Brilliant Lepu Medical Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. 122
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Showing 12 of 439. All products under Introducer, Catheter

510(K) Clearances

FDA 510(k) clearances naming this product code
Clearance Decision date
K250439 2025-03-16
K240957 2024-08-14
K221914 2022-07-29
K203179 2020-11-20
K181463 2018-12-13
K153197 2016-01-11
K142357 2015-06-25
K100799 2011-02-25

Recalls Naming This Product

1 recall names this product by its own identifier, the 510(k) it is cleared under.

Recalls naming the identifiers of Biotronik Fortress Introducer Sheath System
Recalled by Identified by Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity
Contract Medical International GmbH 510(k) number 2025-07-30 Class II Under Investigation by firm Units may have been packaged with an incorrect pouch label, which lists the reference number and unique device identifier of the 4F version of the device, rather than the packaged 6F version. 2500

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Where China Actually Supplies

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5,100manufacturers registered in China
2,581device types they are registered for
340,248device records, each naming its maker
31provinces with a registered manufacturer