# K173384: BLUselect, non-fenestrated, BLUselect, non-fenestrated, cont, BLUselect, fenestrated, BLUselect Suctionaid, BLUpere Dilation Trachestomy Kit, without tube

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smiths Medical Ads, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 10, 2018 after 162 days
- Product code: BTO (Tube, Tracheostomy (W/Wo Connector))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5800
- Recalls of this device: 3 (3 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K903730 (1990). 10 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 3 cite 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)
- K030570: Blue Line Ultra Suctionaid Tracheostomy Tube, Portex, Ltd. (2003) Summary page 9.

## Most influential descendants
- K242921: 5300600-5301000 Rota-Trach Disposable Standard Tracheostomy Tube, Cuffed, sizes 6.0-10.0mm; 5310600-5311000 Rota-Trach Disposable Standard Tracheostomy Tube, Cuffed, Fenestrated, sizes 6.0-10.0mm; 5400600-5401000 Rota-Trach Disposable Standard Tracheostomy Tube, Uncuff, sizes 6.0-10.0mm; 5410500-5411000 Rota-Trach Disposable Standard Tracheostomy Tube, Uncuff, Fenestrated, sizes 6.0-10.0mm (2025), 1 descendant of its own
- K253063: Venti-Trach Tracheostomy Tube (570 Series); Venti-Trach Tracheostomy Tube (571 Series); Venti-Trach Tracheostomy Tube (580 Series); Venti-Trach Tracheostomy Tube (581 Series) (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K210833: Portex BLUxl Extra Length Tracheostomy Tube, BLUxl Suctionaid Extra Length Tracheostomy Tube, BLUxl Extra Length Tracheostomy Inner Cannula (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K193077: Shiley Adult Flexible Evac Tracheostomy Tube with TaperGuard Cuff (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jun 7, 2024 · Class I · Z-3088-2024: There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect
- Jun 7, 2024 · Class I · Z-3087-2024: There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect
- Jun 7, 2024 · Class I · Z-3086-2024: There is the potential for a disconnection of the pilot balloon from the tracheostomy inflation line within specific lots of the BLUSelect, BLUgriggs and BLUperc products due to a manufacturing defect

## Indications for use
Smiths Medical Portex® BLUselect® Tracheostomy Tube is indicated for airway maintenance of tracheostomised patients. Smiths Medical Portex® BLUselect® Suctionaid® Tracheostomy Tube is indicated for airway maintenance of tracheostomised patients. Suctionaid® allows aspiration of contaminated mucous and subglottic secretions that collect and build up between the tracheostomy tube cuff and the glottis. The BLUselect® Inner Cannula is intended to be used with the Smiths Medical Portex® BLUselect® Tracheostomy Tube indicated for airway maintenance of tracheostomy patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173384
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology