# K042246: Multi-Drip Infusion Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Advanced Infusion, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 31, 2004 after 12 days
- Product code: MEB (Pump, Infusion, Elastomeric)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5725
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K896422 (1990). 28 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 30 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021964: Alpha Infusion Pump and Catheters, Advanced Infusion, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K994374: Soaker Catheter, I-Flow Corp. (2000) Summary page 1.
- K033039: Modification to: Accufuser, Accufuser Plus, Standard Procedure Kits, Mckinley, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K061356: Polyurethane Infusion Catheter, Alpha Cath, Model PAC20, and Polyurethane Infusion Catheter, Multi Drip, Model PMD20-6 (2006), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Multi Drip Infusion Catheter is a single-use, short duration catheter intended for use with the Alpha Infusion Pump for the continuous infusion of medication directly into an intraoperative site for postoperative pain management. Infusions may also be administered percutaneously.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042246
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology