# K050557: Amt Nanocath

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: American Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: May 27, 2005 after 85 days
- Product code: BSO (Catheter, Conduction, Anesthetic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5120
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K896422 (1990). 23 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K023140: Versa-Kath Epidural Catheter, Model 156-2124, Epimed International, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K981329: Feth-R-Kath, Epimed International, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K042488: Perifix Catheter and Contiplex Catheter, B.Braun Medical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K033952: Perifix Catheter Connector, B.Braun Medical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K991879: Spring-Wound Epidural Catheter, Micor, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K954584: Racz Epidural Catheter, Medic Evaluation Devices & Instruments Corp. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The AMT NanoCathTM epidural catheter is intended for administration of local anesthetics into the epidural space to provide continuous epidural caudal anesthesia for up to 72 hours

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050557
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology