# K071150: Trocar Ventilation Tube/with Trocar Tip, Trocar Handle, Model 1015 074, 1015 076, 1015 075, 1015 077, W/ Retention Wire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Heinz Kurz GmbH Medizintechnik
- Decided: Dec 12, 2007 after 231 days
- Product code: ETD (Tube, Tympanostomy)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.3880
- 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 K973226 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K973226: Tubingen Tympanic Ventilation Tube, Tympanic Ventilation Tubes with Ene/S, Diabolo Tympanic Ventilation Tube, Minimal T), Heinz Kurz GmbH Medizintechnik (1997) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K133921: Preceptis Tympanostomy Tube Inserter (2014), 6 descendants of its own
- K142282: Hummingbird (TM) Tympanostomy Tube System (TTS) (2015), 5 descendants of its own
- K200952: Hummingbird Tympanostomy Tube System (2020), 4 descendants of its own
- K221254: Hummingbird Tympanostomy Tube System (2022), 2 descendants of its own
- K232702: Solo+ Tympanostomy Tube Device (TTD) (2024), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Temporary implant for ventilation or drainage of the middle ear.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071150
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology