# K052233: Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT) System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Etview, Ltd.
- Decided: Dec 13, 2005 after 118 days
- Product code: BTR (Tube, Tracheal (W/Wo Connector))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5730
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K822082 (1982). 3 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
2 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K973191: The Visualized Endotracheal Tube System or Vett System, Pulmonx (1998) Summary page 2.
- K984528: Parker Flex-Tip Tracheal Tube, Parker Medical Assoc. (1999) Summary page 3.

## Most influential descendants
- K082420: Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT) (2008), 14 descendants of its own
- K113576: Double Lumen Video Tracheosdope (DLVT) System (2012), 4 descendants of its own
- K123853: Vivasight-DL System (2013), 3 descendants of its own
- K121028: Etview Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT (TM)) (2012), 3 descendants of its own
- K090777: Ezc Medical, LLC Intubaidflex (2009), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ETView Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT) is intended for intubation procedures. The ETView Tracheoscopic Ventilation Tube (TVT) is indicated for use as a temporary artificial airway in adults requiring mechanical ventilation. It is intended for oral and nasal intubations. The TVT System is indicated for viewing during non-difficult and difficult intubation procedures, for verifying tube placement and repositioning, for viewing during suctioning and for general inspection of the airway.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052233
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology