# K073672: Skater Biliary Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Angiotech
- Decided: Jan 24, 2008 after 28 days
- Product code: FGE (Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K863138 (1986). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K070610: Skater Biliary Catheter, Angiotech (2007) Summary page 2.
- K050873: Canalizer Hydrophilic Guide Wire, Medical Device Technologies, Inc. (2005) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The Skater® Biliary Drainage Catheter is indicated for percutaneous biliary drainage.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K073672
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology