# K013040: Light Saber Introducer Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Minrad, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 7, 2001 after 88 days
- Product code: MDM (Instrument, Manual, Surgical, General Use)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4800
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

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

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Introducer Needle Accessory, Oratec Interventions, Inc.: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Light Saber™ Aspiration Needle, MINRAD, Inc.: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K103200: Propep Delivery Device (2011), 0 descendants of its own
- K073664: Frontline Medical Safetynet Guidewire Introducer (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For use with the Dual Radiation Targeting System (ie: DRTS) to improve the accuracy of the needle placement.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K013040
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology