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Export Aspiration Catheter

K023303510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 29, 200226-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Medtronic Vascular · NFA Temporary Coronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft For Embolic Protection

Cleared on Oct 29, 2002 after a 26-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 2 of the 62 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 61 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Oct 29, 2002
Review: 26 days
Class: Class II
Product code: NFA
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

61 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 2 of the 62 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

This deviceK023303 Export Aspiration CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2002
Descendant · cites it directly · 60 of its ownK030201 Modification to Export Aspiration CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2003
Descendant · 2 generations on · 59 of its ownK040869 Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2004
Descendant · 3 generations on · 30 of its ownK061958 Medtronic Export XT CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2006 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 16 of its ownK050130 Kerberos Proximal Solutions Rispiration SystemKerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc. · 2005
Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK050139 Modification to: Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

2003high 8 (2008) · low 0 (2024)2026

Class I recalls in this family

K153485 ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System5 generations on · 2016
K230402 ENROUTE® Transcarotid Neuroprotection System6 generations on · 2023

Most influential descendants

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K030201Modification to Export Aspiration CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2003 · cites it directly60descendants
K040869Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2004 · 2 generations on59descendants
K061958Medtronic Export XT CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2006 · 3 generations on30descendants
K050130Kerberos Proximal Solutions Rispiration SystemKerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on16descendants
K050139Modification to: Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2005 · 3 generations on14descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K023303	Export Aspiration Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2002	—
+1	K030201	Modification to Export Aspiration Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2003	—
+2	K040869	Export Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2004	—
+3	K061958	Medtronic Export XT Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2006	1
+3	K050130	Kerberos Proximal Solutions Rispiration System	Kerberos Proximal Solutions, Inc.	2005	—
+3	K050139	Modification to: Export Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2005	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2003	1	0
2004	1	0
2005	2	0
2006	5	0
2007	6	0
2008	8	0
2009	5	0
2010	1	0
2011	2	0
2012	4	0
2013	2	0
2014	1	0
2015	2	0
2016	3	1
2017	5	0
2018	2	0
2019	1	0
2020	3	0
2021	1	0
2022	1	0
2023	2	1
2025	1	0
2026	2	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K023303, 2002–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	—	Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration System Named without a submission number			—

What descends from it? (61)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K030201	Modification to Export Aspiration Catheter	Medtronic Vascular	2003	60

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

K153485ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection SystemSilk Road Medical, Inc. · 2016 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
K230402ENROUTE® Transcarotid Neuroprotection SystemSilk Road Medical · 2023 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

Of its descendants, K030201 (Medtronic Vascular, 2003) has gone furthest, with 60 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All NFA devices

NFA Temporary Coronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft For Embolic Protection: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NFA

2in 2008

2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NFA

Too few NFA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NFA

No recall names NFA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NFA

91in 2025

2007high 183 (2010) · low 20 (2020)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NFA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	MAUDE reports
2007	1	—	110
2008	2	—	80
2009	0	—	104
2010	0	—	183
2011	0	—	45
2012	0	—	55
2013	0	—	48
2014	0	—	42
2015	0	—	41
2016	0	—	63
2017	0	—	50
2018	0	—	78
2019	0	—	40
2020	0	—	20
2021	0	—	25
2022	0	—	23
2023	0	—	22
2024	0	—	55
2025	0	—	91
2026	0	—	—

What is it indicated for?

The Export Aspiration Catheter is indicated for use with the Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration System in coronary saphenous vein bypass grafts to:

Contain and aspirate embolic material (thrombus/debris) while performing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or stenting procedures.

To subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic or therapeutic agents with or without vessel occlusion.

The safety and effectiveness of this device as an embolic protection system has not been established in the cerebral, carotid or peripheral vasculature.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K023303 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K023303: Export Aspiration Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023303

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026