# K062172: Fetch Aspiration Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Possis Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 20, 2006 after 51 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: 2 generations back to K032763 (2003). 2 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
1 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042937: Modification to Vascular Solutions Pronto Extraction Catheter, Vascular Solutions, Inc. (2005) Summary page 5.
- (no number) other embolectomy catheters: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K070363: Fetch Aspiration Catheter (2007), 2 descendants of its own
- K081989: Modification to Fetch Aspiration Catheter (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K101354: Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter Model 109400-001 (2011), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The FETCH™ Aspiration Catheter is indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from 2 mm or larger vessels in the arterial system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K062172
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology