# K021441: Radius Snare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Radius Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 14, 2002 after 39 days
- Product code: MMX (Device, Percutaneous Retrieval)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K901502 (1990). 3 ancestors in all.
36 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
5 of 40 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K972511: Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ Catheter, Microvena Corp. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K970466: Radius Ptca Guidewire, Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K022201: Radius Micro Snare (2003), 32 descendants of its own
- K032426: Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval Set (2003), 31 descendants of its own
- K073374: Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set (2008), 16 descendants of its own
- K112185: Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare (2011), 6 descendants of its own
- K081410: Option Vena Cava Filter (2009), 6 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Radius Snare is intended for use in the cardiovascular system and hollow viscous to retrieve andlor manipulate objects using minimally invasive surgical procedures. Manipulation procedures include retrieval and/or repositioning of intravascular foreign objects such as coils, balloons, catheters andor guidewires within the cardiovascular system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K021441
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology