# K151832: Novatech Talcair

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Novatech SA
- Decided: Mar 31, 2016 after 269 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- 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 K952443 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K952443: Karl Storz Endoscopy Powder Blower, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K170030: Novatech Talcair (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Treatment of malignant pleural effusion by insufflation of medical grade talc following drainage of pleural fluid.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K151832
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology