# K060418: 8F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Mar 15, 2006 after 26 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: 4 generations back to K981198 (1998). 6 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
2 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042489: 6F Z4 Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2004) Summary page 1.
- K023402: 8F Launcher Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K062420: 5F Sherpa Active NX Guide Catheter (2006), 2 descendants of its own
- K141529: Alviguide Blue+ Interventional Cardiology Guiding Catheter (2014), 0 descendants of its own
- K132673: 5F & 6F Launcher Guide Catheter, 5F Sherpa Active NX Guide Catheter, 6F Z4 Guiding Catheter (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Medtronic 8F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The 8F Sherpa NX guiding catheter is intended for use in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060418
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology