# K092343: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 7, 2009 after 3 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). 7 ancestors in all.
9 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
1 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021606: EN-Snare Endovascular Snare and Catheter, Medical Device Technologies, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K112185: Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare (2011), 6 descendants of its own
- K151497: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System (2015), 2 descendants of its own
- K222083: LimFlow V-Ceiver (2022), 1 descendant of its own
- K170987: Captus Vascular Retrieval System (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K242776: LimFlow V-Ceiver (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The EN Snare Endovascular Snare and Catheter is intended for use in the cardiovascular system or hollow viscous to retrieve and manipulate foreign objects. Manipulation procedures include indwelling venous catheter repositioning, indwelling venous catheter fibrin sheath stripping, and central venous access veni-puncture procedure assistance.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K092343
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology