# K150473: FlexPointer 1.5 mm

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Fiagon GmbH
- Decided: Apr 16, 2015 after 52 days
- Product code: PGW (Ear, Nose, And Throat 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: 4 generations back to K911783 (1994). 13 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
3 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K133573: Fiagon Navigation System, Fiagon GmbH (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K193453: TruDi Probe (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K200041: FlexPointer 1.5 Single Use, FlexTube 3 Single Use (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The FlexPointer 1.5 is intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. It is indicated for use with the Fiagon Navigation system using electromagnetic navigation. It is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy. Example procedures include, but are not limited to: ENT Procedures; Transphenoidal access procedures. Intranasal procedures. Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies, Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal sinusotomies. ENT related anterior skull base procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K150473
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology