# K132155: Merit ASAPLP Aspiration Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 7, 2013 after 118 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: 3 generations back to K052232 (2005). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K100569: Merit Embolectomy Catheter Model ASAP100, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2011) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K212199: ASAP Aspiration Catheter, ASAPLP Aspiration Catheter (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Merit ASAPLP Aspiration Catheter is intended for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels of the arterial system. Not for use in cerebral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K132155
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology