# K040965: Pajunk Tuohy Needles, Quincke Needles, Chiba Needles & Crawford Needles

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Pajunk GmbH
- Decided: Sep 7, 2004 after 146 days
- Product code: BSP (Needle, Conduction, Anesthetic (W/Wo Introducer))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K932249 (1993). 7 ancestors in all.
36 later devices descend from it; 11 cite it directly.
2 of 44 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K953790: BD Perisafe Epidural Anesthesia Tray, Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic (1995) Summary page 2.
- K954953: B-D Durasafe Combined Spinal Epidural (Cse) Tray, Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic (1996) Summary page 2.
- K911202: Atraumatic Standard Sprotte Needle, Pajunk GmbH (1992) Summary page 2.
- K911221: Atraumatic Special Sprotte Needle, Pajunk GmbH (1992) Summary page 2.
- K911260: Atraumatic Standard Sprotte Needle, Pajunk GmbH (1991) Summary page 2.
- K923003: Pajunk Standard Sprotte Needle W/ Introducer Cann., Rusch, Inc. (1993) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K113207: Sono Tap, Tuohy Sono (2012), 11 descendants of its own
- K070354: Imd's Anesthesia Needles (Tuohy, Quincke and Pencil Point) (2007), 7 descendants of its own
- K131006: Anesthesia Conduction Needles (2013), 5 descendants of its own
- K160294: SPROTTE NRFit, Quincke NRFit Lumbar Puncture needles (2016), 3 descendants of its own
- K142553: UNIEVER Disposable Epidural Anesthesia Needle, UNIEVER Disposable Nerve Blocked Needle (2015), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Pajunk's anesthesia conduction needles - Tuohy, Quincke, Chiba, and Crawford - are intended for the transient delivery of anesthetics to provide regional anesthesia or to facilitate placement of an epidural catheter.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040965
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology