# K071423: Medline Latex Foley Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 18, 2007 after 57 days
- Product code: EZL (Catheter, Retention Type, Balloon)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5130
- 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 K903777 (1990). 1 ancestor in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K903777: WRP Foleycath, Wembley Rubber Products (M) Sdn Bhd (1990) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K173340: Yikang Latex Foley Catheter (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K232469: Rüsch Latex Gold Foley Catheter (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K262056: Rusch Latex Gold Foley Catheter (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K170233: Diposable Urinary Catheter (PVC Urinary Catheter, Silicone Urinary Catheter, Latex Urinary Catheter) (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Medline Latex Foley Catheter is intended to be used as a urological catheter inserted through the urethra for the purpose of draining urine and other fluids from the urinary tract.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071423
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology