# K000495: Ballard Medical Products Epidural and Spinal Needles

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ballard Medical Products
- Decided: Mar 28, 2000 after 42 days
- Product code: BSP (Needle, Conduction, Anesthetic (W/Wo Introducer))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K090261: Portex Tuohy Epidural Needle 17G, Portex Tuohy Epidural Needle 18G (2009), 1 descendant of its own
- K172823: Portex NRFit Epidural Needles (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K013892: Lutz Needle (2002), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K000495
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology