# K973755: Pilot Tube Repair Kit

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Instrumentation Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 17, 1997 after 76 days
- Product code: BSK (Cuff, Tracheal Tube, Inflatable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5750
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Indications for use
Restores the integrity of damaged endotracheal and tracheostomy pilot tubes When the endotracheal or tracheostomy pilot tube no longer maintains cuff inflation pressure, the needle of the BE 409 Pilot Tube Repair Kit is inserted into the cut pilot tube. The cuff can then be re-inflated in the usual manner. Such a repair can deter the need to replace the entire endotracheal or tracheostomy tube because of a damaged pilot tube.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973755
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology