# K051846: 7F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Aug 5, 2005 after 29 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
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K981198 (1998). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042489: 6F Z4 Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K232190: 6F Sherpa NX Balanced Guide Catheter, 7F Sherpa NX Balanced Guide Catheter (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Medtronic 7F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The 7F Sherpa NX guiding catheter is intended for used in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051846
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology