# K122394: Rubicon 18 Support Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Corp
- Decided: Aug 30, 2012 after 23 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: 5 generations back to K935425 (1994). 5 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112303: Rubicon Support Catheter, Boston Scientific (2011) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K171913: Rubicon 14, 18 and 35 Support Catheters (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K223633: Rubicon™ Control Support Catheter (H749394323506A1) (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Rubicon Support Catheter is intended to facilitate placement and support of guidewires and other interventional devices within the peripheral vasculature and to allow for exchange of guidewires, and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or contrast solutions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K122394
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology