# K092059: RP Cutting Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Riverpoint Medical
- Decided: Sep 24, 2009 after 79 days
- Product code: KNW (Instrument, Biopsy)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1075
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Biopty-Cut® Needle: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Magnum® Needle: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) MLL Needle: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) M-Needle: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Cook Biopsy Needle: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K111529: Magnum Core Tissue Biopsy Needle Model MN1820, RP Cutting Needle Model RP-1820, MCN Core Tissue Biopsy Needle Model MCN- (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K162588: Möller Medical Biopsy Needles and Systems (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K242128: Forsvall biopsy needle system for prostate biopsy (Forsvall biopsy gun and Forsvall biopsy needle) (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K201650: VMCore Biopsy Needle (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The RP Cutting Needle is intended to be used by medical professionals with the Bard® Magnum® reusable biopsy instrument for biopsies of soft tissues, such as the liver, lung, kidney or prostate. The RP Cutting Needle is not intended for use in bone. The RP Cutting Needle is provided sterile as a single use device.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K092059
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology