# K120971: Atlas Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 19, 2012 after 17 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: 4 generations back to K933483 (1993). 7 ancestors in all.
9 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052236: Bard Atlas Pta Balloon Dilatation Catheter, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K111850: Vaccess Pta Dilatation Catheter, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2011) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K122984: Atlas Gold Pta Dilatation Catheter (2012), 7 descendants of its own
- K122367: Bard PTV Dilatation Catheter (2012), 5 descendants of its own
- K181323: Atlas Gold PTA Dilatation Catheter (2018), 4 descendants of its own
- K131002: Vida PTV Dilataton Catheter (2013), 4 descendants of its own
- K141985: True BA V Balloon Valvuloplasty Catheter (2014), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Atlas® PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheters are indicated for use in Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the iliac arteries and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of native or synthetic arteriovenous dialysis fistulae. This device is also indicated for post-dilatation of stents and stent grafts in the peripheral vasculature. This catheter is not for use in coronary arteries.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120971
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology