# K170041: XableCath Support Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Xablecath, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 7, 2017 after 245 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: 7 generations back to K935425 (1994). 13 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K123311: Qxmedical Access & Support Catheter, Qxmedical, LLC (2013) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K180986: XableCath Support Catheter Product Family (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The XableCath catheter is intended to be used to facilitate access to discrete regions of the peripheral vasculature in conjunction with steerable guidewires. This device may be used to facilitate placement and exchange of guidewires and other interventional devices.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170041
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology