# K232190: 6F Sherpa NX Balanced Guide Catheter, 7F Sherpa NX Balanced Guide Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Aug 22, 2023 after 29 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: 4 generations back to K981198 (1998). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051846: 7F Sherpa NX Guide Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2005) Summary page 5.

## 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/K232190
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology