# K052018: Miltex Ligating Clip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Miltex, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 4, 2005 after 101 days
- Product code: FZP (Clip, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K982313 (1998). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K982313: Horizon Titanium Clips, Horizon Tantalum Clips, Weck Closure Systems (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K111930: Ackermann Europclip (2011), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Miltex Ligating Clip is an extra-vascular, implanted device intended to occlude by compression blood flow within small, non-intracranial vessels. The clip is available in several sizes and the practitioner chooses the size of clip to fit the procedure, insuring that the tissue to be occluded fits completely within the clip.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052018
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology