# K142870: Penumbra Embolectomy Aspiration System [INDIGO Aspiration System]

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.
- Decided: May 26, 2015 after 237 days
- Product code: QEW (Peripheral Mechanical Thrombectomy With Aspiration)
- 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: 7 generations back to K003410 (2001). 9 ancestors in all.
42 later devices descend from it; 9 cite it directly.
0 of 52 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K121917: Penumbra Embolectomy Aspiration System, Penumbra, Inc. (2012) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K160533: Penumbra Embolectomy Aspiration System (INDIGOTM Aspiration System) (2016), 27 descendants of its own
- K161523: INDIGO Aspiration System (2016), 26 descendants of its own
- K180105: Indigo Aspiration System - Penumbra Engine Pump, Indigo Aspiration System - Penumbra Engine Pump Canister (2018), 22 descendants of its own
- K180939: Indigo Aspiration System - Modified 110 Aspiration Tubing (2018), 21 descendants of its own
- K193244: Indigo Aspiration System – Lightning Aspiration Tubing (2020), 14 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Penumbra Embolectomy Aspiration System (INDIGO™ Aspiration System) is intended for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels of the peripheral arterial and venous systems. Not for use in the coronaries or the neurovasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142870
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology