# K182570: Venture 0.014 Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vascular Solutions, LLC
- Decided: Mar 13, 2019 after 176 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: 6 generations back to K931794 (1994). 10 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
3 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042910: Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCC, Velocimed, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.
- K061843: Venture Wire Control Catheter, Model WCC, St Jude Medical (2006) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K223728: Micro Rx (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K241611: ShapeIT (SI014135) (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Venture 0.014” catheters are indicated for directing, steering, controlling, and supporting a guidewire to access discrete regions of the coronary and peripheral vasculature. The OTW version (Model 5821) may also be used for manual delivery of saline solution or diagnostic contrast agents.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182570
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology