# K140992: Arthrocare Nasastent CMC Nasal Dressing

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Jun 16, 2014 after 60 days
- Product code: LYA (Splint, Intranasal Septal)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4780
- 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 K821150 (1982). 18 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K113585: Nasal/Epistaxis Pack, Cogent Therapeutics, LLC (2012)
- K052099: Nasopore Nasal Dressing, Model Ndox-Yyy/ZZ, Polyganics B.V., (2005) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Hemostasis NexPak Intranasal Splint: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare NasaStent is intended to minimize bleeding and edema and to prevent adhesions between the septum and the nasal cavity. It is placed in the nasal cavity after surgery or trauma. NasaStern is constructed from absorbent CarboxyMethyl Cellulose (CMC) material.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K140992
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology