# K230156: 5F Launcher Guide Catheter, 6F Launcher Guide Catheter, 7F Launcher Guide Catheter, 8F Launcher Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Jun 30, 2023 after 162 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: 3 generations back to K981198 (1998). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K022764: 7F Launcher Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2002) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Medtronic guide catheter is designed to provide a pathway through which therapeutic devices are introduced. The guide catheter is intended to be used in the coronary or peripheral vascular system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K230156
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology