# K170298: Liberator Beacon Tip Locking Stylet

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cook Incorporated
- Decided: Oct 18, 2017 after 260 days
- Product code: DRB (Stylet, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1380
- 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 K970690 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970690: Locking Stylet 2, Cook Pacemaker Corp. (1997) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Liberator® Beacon® Tip Locking Stylet is intended for use in patients requiring the percutaneous removal of cardiac leads, indwelling catheters and foreign objects, with a central lumen.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170298
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology