# K003446: Symmetry Aortic Clip System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Group, Inc.
- Decided: May 21, 2001 after 196 days
- Product code: NCA (Clip, Implantable, For Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (Cabg))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- 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 K970793 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
49 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 51 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970793: Implantable Clip, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K013664: Coalescent Surgical U-Clip (2002), 44 descendants of its own
- K021407: Coalescent Surgical U-Clip - or Other TBD and Accessories (2002), 43 descendants of its own
- K023125: Coalescent U-Clip- and Accessories (2002), 42 descendants of its own
- K024366: Coalescent Surgical U-Clip and Accessories (2003), 41 descendants of its own
- K031623: Modification to Coalescent Surgical U-Clip and Accessories (2003), 32 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Aortic Connector System is intended to create the aortic anastomosis of aortic autologous vein grafts.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K003446
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology