# K052731: Kangsheng Brand/Kangnian Brand/Unilink Brand/Huazhong Brand Acupuncture Needles

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Daxin LI
- Decided: Feb 1, 2006 after 125 days
- Product code: MQX (Needle, Acupuncture, Single Use)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5580
- 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 K961339 (1996). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K024207: Vinco Brand Acupuncture Needle, Helio Medical Supplies, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K991508: Acumaster Brand Acupuncture Needle, Helio Medical Supplies, Inc. (1999)
- K961339: Carbo Brand/Viva Brand Acupuncture Needles, Helio Medical Supplies, Inc. (1996)

## Most influential descendants
- K092240: Acupuncture Needles (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The device is intended to pierce the skin in the practice of acupuncture by qualified practitioners of acupuncture as determined by the states

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052731
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology