# K051580: VP Sheath

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Flowcardia, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 31, 2005 after 138 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
5 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K080849: Microsheath LP and LP-at (2008), 3 descendants of its own
- K073289: Microsheath XL Catheters (2008), 3 descendants of its own
- K131493: Sidekick and Usher Support Catheters (2013), 2 descendants of its own
- K161986: SIDEKICK and USHER Support Catheters (2016), 1 descendant of its own
- K203275: Recon Support Catheter (2021), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051580
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology