# K172496: Supercath 5 (26G)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Togo Medikit Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Mar 23, 2018 after 217 days
- Product code: FOZ (Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5200
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K854773 (1986). 9 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K140419: SUPERCATH5, Togo Medikit Co., Ltd. (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K190001: Supercath 5 (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Supercath 5 is intended to access a vein or artery and to administer fluids. The Supercath 5 is designed for single use, and is designed to minimize inadvertent needlesticks and to reduce accidental needlesticks.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172496
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology