# K140228: Disposable Tracheal Tube

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Suzhou Weikang Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Dec 18, 2014 after 322 days
- Product code: BTR (Tube, Tracheal (W/Wo Connector))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5730
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K903730 (1990). 19 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
4 of 21 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042683: Well Lead Endotracheal Tube, Well Lead Medical Instruments (2005) Summary page 5.
- K073383: Well Lead Reinforced Endotracheal Tube, Well Lead Medical Instruments (2008) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K170234: Endotracheal tube; Reinforced Endotracheal tube (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Disposable tracheal tube is intended for oral or nasal intubation and for airway management.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K140228
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology