# K971572: Vista Brite Tip Catheters

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cordis Corp.
- Decided: Jul 14, 1997 after 75 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
No predicates in its family tree.
23 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Cordis Vista Brite Tip: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Cordis Endovascular Systems, ENVOY Guiding Catheters: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) DVI, Devices for Vascular Intervention: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K071226: 8FR Turbo Booster, Guide Catheter, 7FR Turbo Booster, Model 518-063, 518-043 (2007), 21 descendants of its own
- K091299: Spectranetics Turbo-Tandem System (2009), 20 descendants of its own
- K094036: Turbo-Tandem System Model 472-110 (2010), 19 descendants of its own
- K140775: Turbo-Elite Atherectomy Catheters, Turbo Tandem System (2014), 17 descendants of its own
- K181642: B-Laser Atherectomy System (2018), 8 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The guiding cather is intended for use for intravascular introduction of interventional/diagnostic devices into the coronary, peripheral, and neurovasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971572
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology