# K151981: Turnpike catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Vascular Solution, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 13, 2015 after 27 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 8 generations back to K001992 (2000). 17 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K142065: Turnpike Catheter, Vascular Solutions, Inc. (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K191560: Turnpike Catheter; Turnpike Spiral Catheter; Turnpike Gold Catheter; Turnpike LP Catheter (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K260559: NHanceIT (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Turnpike catheters are intended to be used to access discrete regions of the coronary and/or peripheral vasculature. They may be used to facilitate placement and exchange of guidewires and to subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K151981
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology