# K093970: Pica Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 15, 2010 after 23 days
- Product code: LIT (Catheter, Angioplasty, Peripheral, Transluminal)
- 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: 5 generations back to K010954 (2001). 13 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K072718: Penumbra System, Penumbra, Inc. (2007) Summary page 2.
- K090752: Penumbra System (Pennumbra Reperfusion Catheter 054), Model PSC054; (Penumbra Separator 054), Model PSS054, Penumbra, Inc. (2009) Summary page 2.
- K070970: Neuron Support Catheter System, Model 5F/6F, Penumbra, Inc. (2007) Summary page 2.
- K082290: Neuron Delivery Catheter 070, Penumbra, Inc. (2008) Summary page 2.
- K083125: Neuron Select Catheter Size 070, Penumbra, Inc. (2008) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K122772: Penumbra DDC Catheters (2012), 4 descendants of its own
- K152202: Intermediate Catheter, 105 cm, Intermediate Catheter, 115cm, Intermediate Catheter , 125cm (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K171672: 065 Zenith, 074 Zenith (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K173709: Zenith Support, 95 cm, Zenith Support, 105 cm, Zenith Support, 115 cm (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K161262: Super Distal Access (SDA) (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PICA™ Catheter is indicated for the introduction of interventional devices into the peripheral and neuro vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093970
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology