# K113207: Sono Tap, Tuohy Sono

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Pajunk GmbH
- Decided: Feb 29, 2012 after 121 days
- Product code: BSP (Needle, Conduction, Anesthetic (W/Wo Introducer))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K932249 (1993). 8 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
2 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K040965: Pajunk Tuohy Needles, Quincke Needles, Chiba Needles & Crawford Needles, Pajunk GmbH (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K142553: UNIEVER Disposable Epidural Anesthesia Needle, UNIEVER Disposable Nerve Blocked Needle (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K171518: Epidural Anesthesia Needles, Spinal Anesthesia Needles, Combined Anesthesia Needles (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K133632: Perican Ultra (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K243690: SonoMSK (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K243525: SonoTAP and SonoTAP II (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The cannulas/ needles for anesthesia and analgesia enhanced for ultrasound visibility - Tuohy Sono, Sono TAP, Quincke Sono, Chiba Sono and Crawford Sono - are intended for the transient delivery of anesthetics to provide regional anesthesia and analgesia or to facilitate placement of a catheter.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K113207
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology