# K151497: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 1, 2015 after 27 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: 4 generations back to K901502 (1990). 8 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K092343: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2009) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K170987: Captus Vascular Retrieval System (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K212988: ONO Retrieval Device (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The EN Snare Endovascular Snare System is intended for use in the coronary and peripheral vascular system or hollow viscous to retrieve and manipulate foreign objects. Retrieval and manipulation procedures include, indwelling venous catheter repositioning, indwelling venous catheter fibrin sheath stripping, and central venous access venipuncture procedure assistance.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K151497
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology