# K072026: RNK Electronic Stethoscope

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Rnk Products, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 26, 2007 after 94 days
- Product code: DQD (Stethoscope, Electronic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1875
- 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 K952882 (1996). 11 ancestors in all.
29 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 41 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K034046: RNK Telephonic Stethoscope, Model TR-1, Rnk Products (2004). Our reading of the summary gave K030446, FDA’s number for Repicci Locked Keel Tibial Bearing (Biomet, Inc.). Corrected to the number with two digits swapped whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “RNK Products TR-1”.
- K991367: Meditron Stethoscope System, Meditron AS (1999) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K102893: PCP/PC Stethoscope (2011), 26 descendants of its own
- K160401: Tyto Stethoscope (2016), 21 descendants of its own
- K181612: Tyto Stethoscope (OTC) (2018), 19 descendants of its own
- K200776: Eko CORE (2020), 13 descendants of its own
- K132560: PCP-Usb Stethoscope (2013), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The RNK Electronic Stethoscope is intended for use in detecting and amplifying heart, lung and other body sounds for diagnostic or monitoring purposes on any patient undergoing a physical assessment.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072026
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology