# K840202: Epidural Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aries Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 27, 1984 after 39 days
- Product code: BSO (Catheter, Conduction, Anesthetic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5120
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
32 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K991543: Intraop Catheter (1999), 31 descendants of its own
- K994374: Soaker Catheter (2000), 18 descendants of its own
- K022869: Soaker Catheter (2002), 12 descendants of its own
- K043456: Modification to Soaker Catheter (2005), 11 descendants of its own
- K030830: B. Braun Nerve Block Catheter (2003), 10 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K840202
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology