# K973892: Rusch Blakemore Tube - 4 Lumen (Minnesota Type)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Rusch Intl.
- Decided: May 18, 1998 after 216 days
- Product code: KNT (Tubes, Gastrointestinal (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5980
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K832672 (1983). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K832672: Four Lumen Blakemore Tube, Inmed Corp. (1983) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Rüsch Blakemore Tube - 4 Lumen (Minnesota Type), sterile is a single use, sterile, naso-gastric double balloon tube that can be passed nasally into the stomach suitable for use in the management of bleeding esophageal varices.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973892
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology