# K173340: Yikang Latex Foley Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Jiangxi Yikang Medical Instrument Group Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Jul 13, 2018 after 263 days
- Product code: EZL (Catheter, Retention Type, Balloon)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5130
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K903777 (1990). 2 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071423: Medline Latex Foley Catheter, Medline Industries, Inc. (2007) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K232469: Rüsch Latex Gold Foley Catheter (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K262056: Rusch Latex Gold Foley Catheter (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The YiKang Latex Foley Catheter is intended to be placed in the bladder, through the urethra, to drain urine and other fluids from the urinary bladder.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173340
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology
