# K040100: Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arrow Intl., Inc.
- Decided: Mar 1, 2004 after 41 days
- Product code: DQX (Wire, Guide, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1330
- 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 K930129 (1994). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites 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)
- K930129: Arrow Picc-Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter, Arrow Intl., Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Cook's 21Ga needle: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K071998: Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle Component (2007), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arrow Echogenic Introducer Needle allows access to the vascular system for the introduction of a guidewire. A peripherally inserted central catheter permits venous access to the central circulation through a peripheral vein. It offers an alternative method of intravenous therapy for select adult and pediatric patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040100
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology