# K072881: NEOMED Enteral FEEDING TUBE

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Neomed, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 9, 2008 after 92 days
- Product code: FPD (Tube, Feeding)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5980
- 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 K945012 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K945012: Catco Nutritional Catheter, Catco Medical, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K082238: Neomed Polyurethane Feeding Tube (2008), 4 descendants of its own
- K100526: Ameritus Entral (TM) Enteral Feeding Tube (2010), 2 descendants of its own
- K180236: VR Medical Feeding Tube and Enteral Feeding Extension Set (EFES) (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K200082: BD Univia RightFit Enteral Extension Sets and Transitional Adapters (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K100366: Medicina Enteral Feeding Tubes and Accessories Model MGX/YY (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NeoMed, Inc. Feeding Tube is intended for nasogastric or orogastric delivery of various types of liquid nutritional media through the gastro intestinal tract of neonatal and small pediatric patients, and is not intended for use beyond 30 days.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072881
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology