# K050139: Modification to: Export Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Mar 22, 2005 after 60 days
- Product code: QEZ (Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter)
- 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: 3 generations back to K010579 (2001). 7 ancestors in all.
14 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K040869: Export Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2004) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K053372: Lbi Catheter System (2006), 10 descendants of its own
- K071529: Xtract Catheter System (2007), 9 descendants of its own
- K080901: Lbi Embolectomy System (2008), 6 descendants of its own
- K113757: Aspire Max Aspiration Catheter (2012), 5 descendants of its own
- K052523: Proxis System (2006), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Export Aspiration Catheter is indicated for: Removal/aspiration of embolic material (thrombus/debris) from vessels of the arterial system, and To subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic or therapeutic agents with or without vessel occlusion.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050139
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology