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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class I · 2013

Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval Catheter

K091077510(k) SpecialCleared Feb 4, 2010296-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.3375Recalls 2 (1 Class I)

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Cordis Corp., A Johnson & Johnson Co. · DTK Filter, Intravascular, Cardiovascular

Cleared on Feb 4, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K034050 (Cordis Corporation, 2004) and 1 other predicate after a 296-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1990. 4 of the 32 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled 2 times, including a Class I recall.

Decided
Feb 4, 2010
Review
296 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DTK
Recalls
2 (1 Class I)
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K901502 (1990). 30 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly. 4 of the 32 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2008: 3 other ancestors2003: 1 other ancestor2002: 3 other ancestors2000: 2 other ancestors1997: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall12001: 2 other ancestors1999: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall11998: 3 other ancestors1991: 2 other ancestors2006: 1 other ancestor2005: 2 other ancestors1993: 2 other ancestors2014: 1 descendant clearedK901502 · Amplatz Goose-Neck Snare · Microvena Corp. · 1990 · recalledK972511 · Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ Catheter · Microvena Corp. · 1998 · recalledK021441 · Radius Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002K022201 · Radius Micro Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003K032426 · Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval Set · Cook, Inc. · 2003K034050 · Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable Catheter, Model 466-C220F · Cordis Corporation · 2004 · Class I recall1990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 6 other ancestors3 generations back: 8 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations back: 4 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations back: 4 other ancestors6 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K034050 · Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable Catheter, Model 466-C220F · Cordis Corporation · 2004 · Class I recallK032426 · Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval Set · Cook, Inc. · 2003K022201 · Radius Micro Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003K021441 · Radius Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002K972511 · Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ Catheter · Microvena Corp. · 1998 · recalledK901502 · Amplatz Goose-Neck Snare · Microvena Corp. · 1990 · recalled−50
  1. Root · 6 generations backK901502 Amplatz Goose-Neck SnareMicrovena Corp. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. 5 generations backK972511 Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ CatheterMicrovena Corp. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 4 generations backK021441 Radius SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002
  4. 3 generations backK022201 Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
  5. 2 generations backK032426 Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc. · 2003
  6. 1 generation backK034050 Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B…Cordis Corporation · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. This deviceK091077 Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval CatheterCordis Corp., A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 2010
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK140286 Optease Vena Cava Filter and Optease Retrieval CathteterCordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 2014

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K140286Optease Vena Cava Filter and Optease Retrieval CathteterCordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 2014 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K901502Amplatz Goose-Neck SnareMicrovena Corp.19901
−5K972511Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ CatheterMicrovena Corp.19981
−4K021441Radius SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc.2002—
−3K022201Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc.2003—
−2K032426Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc.2003—
−1K034050Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable…Cordis Corporation2004Class I
0 (this device)K091077Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval CatheterCordis Corp., A Johnson & Johnson Co.2010—
+1K140286Optease Vena Cava Filter and Optease Retrieval CathteterCordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co.2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199120
199320
199721
199830
199911
200020
200120
200230
200310
200520
200610
200830

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K091077, 1990–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new DTK device

  1. #1 K242612 Option ELITE Vena Cava Filter System…score 10.1 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K034050Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable Catheter…
Summary page 1
…The device is substantially equivalent to: Predicate * Cordis OPTEASE® Vena Cava Filter and OPTEASE® Retrieval Devices Catheter (ref. 5 10(k) K034050) * G2 EXPRESS Filter System, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (ref. 5 10(k) K082305) Perf…
Cordis Corporation2004Class I
*K082305G2 Express Filter System - Femoral and Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kits
Summary page 1
…al Devices Catheter (ref. 5 10(k) K034050) * G2 EXPRESS Filter System, Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. (ref. 5 10(k) K082305) Performance As per 21 CFR 870.3375, the following special controls were established for Standards cardiovascular intra…
C.R. Bard, Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K034050: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K140286Optease Vena Cava Filter and Optease Retrieval CathteterCordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co.20140

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 27, 2013Class IIZ-0081-2014Error in labelingCordis identified a printing error on one unit of the Optease Vena Cava Filter, in which the orientation arrow for the femoral approach was printed in the incorrect direction. The error resulted in the filter being implanted upside down…
Mar 29, 2013Class IZ-1887-2013Labeling designCorrection to provide clarification and additional labeling to minimize likelihood on implanting filter backwards.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K034050Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable Catheter, Model 466-C220FCordis Corporation · 2004 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K992347Cordis Super Torque MB Angiographic Catheter with Radiopaque Marker BandsCordis Corp. · 1999 · 3 generations back · ◆ in the 1999 ancestors bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K970466Radius Ptca GuidewireRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1997 · 4 generations back · ◆ in the 1997 ancestors bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 20 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.3 years on median.
  • 7 of the 30 ancestors have a recall of any class; 3 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K140286 (Cordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co., 2014) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K034050.

How does its category compare?

All DTK devices

DTK Filter, Intravascular, Cardiovascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DTK

5in 2024

2007: 32008: 62009: 32010: 32011: 22012: 52013: 32014: 22015: 22016: 32017: 52018: 22021: 22024: 5
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DTK

29in 2024

2007: 87 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 380 days median2010: 50 days median2012: 156 days median2013: 91 days median2016: 84 days median2017: 88 days median2024: 29 days median
2007high 380 (2009) · low 29 (2024)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · DTK

1in 2025

2007: 12013: 12015: 12016: 22019: 62022: 22025: 1
2007high 6 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DTK

432in 2025

2007: 3642008: 3452009: 4562010: 3692011: 4392012: 3512013: 4732014: 4512015: 8592016: 2,5742017: 4,3642018: 3,9382019: 6,4672020: 5,4052021: 5,3572022: 2,1912023: 5832024: 4062025: 432
2007high 6,467 (2019) · low 345 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DTK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20073871364
20086870345
200933800456
20103500369
20112—0439
201251560351
20133911473
20142—0451
20152—1859
201638422,574
201758804,364
20182—03,938
20190—66,467
20200—05,405
20212—05,357
20220—22,191
20230—0583
20245290406
20250—1432
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The OPTEASE Filter is indicated for use in the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism (PE) via percutaneous placement in the vena cava in the following situations: * Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contrairndicated, * Failure of anticoagulant therapy for thromboembolic disease, * Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated benefits of conventional therapy are reduced. * Chronic, recurrent pulmonary…

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The OPTEASE Filter is indicated for use in the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism

(PE) via percutaneous placement in the vena cava in the following situations:

* Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contrairndicated,

* Failure of anticoagulant therapy for thromboembolic disease,

* Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated benefits of

conventional therapy are reduced.

* Chronic, recurrent pulmonary embolism where anticoagulant therapy has failed, or is

contraindicated

The OPTEASE Filter may be retrieved according to the instructions supplied in the Section

labeled: Optional Procedure for Filter Retrieval.

The Angiographic Vessel Dilator is designed to provide angiographic visualization and linear

measurement of the vasculature when combined with the delivery of radiopaque contrast media

to the vena cava.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K091077: Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K091077

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026