# K141559: V-Guide for Ventriculostomies

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arc Surgical, LLC
- Decided: Feb 27, 2015 after 260 days
- Product code: HAW (Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4560
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K854475 (1986). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K854475: Ghajar Intraventricular Catheter Guide, Sparta Instrument Corp. (1986) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The V-Guide is designed to be used for frontal placement of an intraventricular catheter during a ventriculostomy. The device is for use with intraventricular catheters

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K141559
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology