# K871390: Bard Biopty Biopsy System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 5, 1987 after 59 days
- Product code: KNW (Instrument, Biopsy)
- 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
No predicates in its family tree.
39 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 40 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
- K962969: Medical Device Technologies, Inc.Ultra (1996), 27 descendants of its own
- K982085: Medical Device Technologies, Inc. Tru-Core Disposale Semi-Automatic Biopdy Instrument (1998), 25 descendants of its own
- K982960: Meical Device Technologies, Inc. Tru-Core Disposable Automatic Biopsy Instrument (1998), 24 descendants of its own
- K990839: Tru-Core I Reusable Biopsy Instrument (1999), 20 descendants of its own
- K051506: Mielo-Can, Best-Lisas, Ben - Bone Biopsy.  Fast-Cut, Colt, Spring-Cut, Bio-Cut - Soft Tissue Biopsy (2005), 18 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K871390
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology