# K024207: Vinco Brand Acupuncture Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Helio Medical Supplies, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 14, 2003 after 115 days
- Product code: MQX (Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5580
- 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’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K052731: Kangsheng Brand/Kangnian Brand/Unilink Brand/Huazhong Brand Acupuncture Needles (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K092240: Acupuncture Needles (2010), 0 descendants of its own
- K040580: AIS100 Automatic Intramuscular Stimulator (2004), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
To pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture by qualified practitioners of acupuncture as determined by the States.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024207
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology