# K072702: Stryker Antimic Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Instruments, Instruments Div.
- Decided: Mar 19, 2008 after 177 days
- Product code: BSO (Catheter, Conduction, Anesthetic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5120
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K813186 (1981). 17 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 18 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051401: ON-Q Catheter, on-Antimicrobial Catheter, Soaker Catheter, I-Flow Catheter, I-Flow Corp. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K061250: Multicath Expert, Vygon Corp. (2006) Summary page 1.
- K043466: PAINPUMP2, Stryker Instruments (2005) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Stryker AntiMic Catheter Kit is intended to provide continuous or intermittent delivery of medication (such as local anesthetics or narcotics) to or around surgical wound sites for preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative pain management. The Stryker AntiMic Catheter Kit is contraindicated for the epidural space and in neonatal populations. The Stryker AntiMic Catheter Kit contains an anti-microbial agent which may destroy or inhibit the growth of microorganisms on both the inner and outer surfaces of the catheter. The antimicrobial agent is intended to reduce the possibility that the catheter may become microbially compromised. The antimicrobial agent is not intended to be used as a treatment for existing infections.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072702
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology