# K161986: SIDEKICK and USHER Support Catheters

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 4, 2016 after 16 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: 4 generations back to K953987 (1995). 7 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K131493: Sidekick and Usher Support Catheters, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2013) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K203275: Recon Support Catheter (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SIDEKICK® and USHER® Support Catheters are single lumen catheters intended to create a pathway for other devices in the peripheral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K161986
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology