# K082385: Chaperon Guiding Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: MicroVention, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 11, 2008 after 114 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- 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 K010954 (2001). 5 ancestors in all.
17 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K070970: Neuron Support Catheter System, Model 5F/6F, Penumbra, Inc. (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K131482: Sofia Distal Access Catheter (2013), 11 descendants of its own
- K142014: Sofia Distal Access Catheter (2014), 7 descendants of its own
- K150366: SOFIA 6F Catheter (2015), 6 descendants of its own
- K201682: RIST Radial Access Catheter (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K182602: SOFIA EX Intracranial Support Catheter (2019), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Chaperon Guiding Catheter is intended for general intravascular use, including the neuro and peripheral vasculature. Chaperon Guiding Catheter can be used to facilitate introduction of diagnostic or therapeutic devices. Chaperon Guiding Catheter is not intended for use in coronary arteries.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K082385
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology