# K923487: Bal Cath

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ballard Medical Products
- Decided: Jul 30, 1993 after 380 days
- Product code: KTR (Tube, Aspirating, Bronchoscope, Rigid)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4680
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
10 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 11 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
- K960880: Mill-Rose Blind Microbiology Brush (1996), 4 descendants of its own
- K993614: Fas Endoluminal Brush (2000), 3 descendants of its own
- K974642: Combicath Catheter (1998), 2 descendants of its own
- K112562: Bal Cath Bronchial Aspirate Sampling Catheter (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K050889: Fibrin Analysis System Endoluminal Brush (2005), 1 descendant of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K923487
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology