# K043580: Alligator Retrieval Device (Ard)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 24, 2005 after 86 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- Recalls of this device: 1 (1 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Boston Scientific "In-Time" retriever: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Microvena microsnare: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K093977: Alligator-HD Retrieval Device (Ard-HD), Model FA-88840-XX (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 1, 2014 · Class I · Z-1454-2014: Potential for the PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) coating to delaminate and detach from the delivery wire.

## Indications for use
The Alligator Retrieval Device (ARD) is indicated for the use in retrieval of foreign objects in peripheral and neuro vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K043580
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology