# K030779: 5F Medtronic Launcher Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Apr 24, 2003 after 44 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- Recalls of this device: 7 (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.
10 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
1 of 14 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)
- K010579: Stent Support Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2001)

## Most influential descendants
- K140034: Surefire Guiding Catheter (2014), 2 descendants of its own
- K120585: Convey Guiding Catheter (2012), 2 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
- K250972: Primum Hydrophilic Guiding Catheter (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0930-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0932-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0933-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0934-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0936-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0931-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity
- Apr 5, 2006 · Not classified · Z-0935-06: Potential for non-sterility due to loss of package integrity

## Indications for use
The Medtronic® 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/K030779
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology