# K920394: Merocel Epistacis Kit

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merocel Corp.
- Decided: Mar 18, 1993 after 413 days
- Product code: EMX (Balloon, Epistaxis)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4100
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
38 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 39 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
- K984069: Entaxis Nasal Packing (1999), 37 descendants of its own
- K993362: Hylasine (2000), 35 descendants of its own
- K033666: Hemaderm (2003), 29 descendants of its own
- K070211: Traumarrest and Bleedarrest Hemostatic Particles and Foam (2007), 28 descendants of its own
- K072900: Excelarrest  Foam (2007), 19 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K920394
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology