# K131493: Sidekick and Usher Support Catheters

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 2, 2013 after 71 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: 3 generations back to K953987 (1995). 6 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K073289: Microsheath XL Catheters, Flowcardia, Inc. (2008) Summary page 1.
- K080849: Microsheath LP and LP-at, Flowcardia, Inc. (2008) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K161986: SIDEKICK and USHER Support Catheters (2016), 1 descendant of its own
- K203275: Recon Support Catheter (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Sidekick®&and Usher® Support Catheters are single lumen catheters intended to create a pathway for other devices in the peripheral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K131493
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology