# K081573: Medtronic Export AP Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Jun 27, 2008 after 22 days
- Product code: DXE (Catheter, Embolectomy)
- 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: 4 generations back to K010579 (2001). 8 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K061958: Medtronic Export XT Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2006) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K120808: Export XT Catheter, Export AP Catheter (2012), 5 descendants of its own
- K130536: Export Advance Aspiration Catheter (2013), 4 descendants of its own
- K120508: Clearlumen Thrombectomy System (2012), 3 descendants of its own
- K152335: Export Advance Aspiration Catheter (2015), 2 descendants of its own
- K140296: Clearlumen Thrombectomy System (2014), 2 descendants of its own

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

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K081573
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology