# K022764: 7F Launcher Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Aug 28, 2002 after 7 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- Recalls of this device: 13 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K981198 (1998). 3 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
1 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021256: Z3 Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2002)

## Most influential descendants
- K023402: 8F Launcher Guide Catheter (2002), 8 descendants of its own
- K060418: 8F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter (2006), 3 descendants of its own
- K062420: 5F Sherpa Active NX Guide Catheter (2006), 2 descendants of its own
- K103386: Medtronic Vascular - Hub Material Modification to the 5F and 8F Launcher (R) Guide Catheters (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K091188: Asahi Zenyteex Guiding Catheter (2010), 1 descendant of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0971-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0969-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0972-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0974-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0976-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0977-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0970-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0973-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0979-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0980-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0975-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0978-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-1009-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity

## Indications for use
The MedtronicB Launcher Guiding Catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The Launcher catheter is intended to be used in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022764
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology