# K071457: Modification to Radius Snare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Radius Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 25, 2007 after 123 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: 3 generations back to K901502 (1990). 4 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
2 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021441: Radius Snare, Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K163307: Expro Elite Snare, Sympro Elite Snare (2017), 0 descendants of its own
- K080364: Findrwirz Guide Wire System (2008), 0 descendants of its own

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

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071457
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology