# K022446: Mucus Collection Probe, Models BC-401C & BC-402C

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aomori Olympus Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Mar 28, 2003 after 246 days
- Product code: EOQ (Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4680
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K931154 (1993). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K931154: Evis 200 System, Olympus Corp. (1993) Summary page 1.
- (no number) BC-14C/15C/16C Cytology Brush: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The subject devices are designed to be used with an Olympus bronchoscope for the collection of bronchial secretions in the tracheobronchial tree. Bronchial fluids absorbed onto the fiber tip of the collection probe are subsequently analyzed for biochemical constituents.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022446
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology