# K230909: EchoTip® AcuCore™ Ultrasound Biopsy Needle (ECHO-BX-3-22)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cook Ireland, Ltd.
- Decided: May 30, 2023 after 60 days
- Product code: FCG (Biopsy Needle)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1075
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 12 generations back to K894632 (1989). 69 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 71 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K210476: EchoTip Ultra Endoscopic Ultrasound Needle, EchoTip ProCore HD Ultrasound Biopsy Needle, EchoTip Ultra Endobronchial High Definition Ultrasound Needle, EchoTip ProCore Endobronchial High Definition Ultrasound Biopsy Needle, Cook Ireland, Ltd. (2021) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K241209: EchoTip AcuCore™ EUS Biopsy Needle (ECHO-BX-19) (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This device is used with an ultrasound endoscope for fine needle biopsy (FNB), of submucosal and extramural lesions, mediastinal masses, lymph nodes and intraperitoneal masses within or adjacent to the GI tract.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K230909
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology