# K152560: Bard Snare Retrieval Kit

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Neometrics, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 23, 2015 after 44 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: 6 generations back to K901502 (1990). 13 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K073374: Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set, William Cook Europe Aps (2008) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K191758: Single-Loop Snare Retrieval Kit, Triple-Loop Snare Retrieval Kit (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K232443: Single-Loop Snare Retrieval Kit, Triple-Loop Snare Retrieval Kit (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Bard® Snare Retrieval Kit is intended for use to percutaneously remove all Bard optional vena cava filters with a retrieval hook.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K152560
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology