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Indy OTW Vascular Retriever

K160593510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 2, 2016185-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.5150

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Cook Incorporated · MMX Device, Percutaneous Retrieval

Cleared on Sep 2, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K112185 (Cook, Inc., 2011) after a 185-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1990. 2 of the 17 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall.

Decided
Sep 2, 2016
Review
185 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MMX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K901502 (1990). 16 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 2 of the 17 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2009: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall11993: 2 other ancestors1991: 1 other ancestorReference device: K142829 · Flexor Tuohy-Borst Side-Arm Introducer, Ansel Modification; Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, Ansel Modification; Flexor Check-Flo Introducers, Ansel Modification with High-Flex Dilator and Hydrophilic Coating; Flexor Check-Flo Introducer Balkin Up and Over Contralateral Design; Flexor Up and Over Balkin Contralateral Introducer; Flexor Check-Flo Introducer, Raabe Modification; Flexor Check-Flo Performer Introducer · Cook Incorporated · 2015 · Class I recallReference device: K102484 · Sequre Snare System · Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. · 2010Reference device: K110009 · Roadrunner Uniglide Hydrophilic Wire Guide · Cook, Inc. · 2011 · Class I recallReference device: K110163 · Approach Pro ST Wire Guide · Cook Incorporated · 2011Reference device: K150970 · Coda LP Balloon Catheter · Cook Incorporated · 2015K901502 · Amplatz Goose-Neck Snare · Microvena Corp. · 1990 · recalledK972511 · Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ Catheter · Microvena Corp. · 1998 · recalledK021441 · Radius Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002K022201 · Radius Micro Snare · Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003K032426 · Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval Set · Cook, Inc. · 2003K073374 · Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set · William Cook Europe Aps · 2008K112185 · Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare · Cook, Inc. · 2011 · Class I recall199019952000200520102015
  1. Root · 7 generations backK901502 Amplatz Goose-Neck SnareMicrovena Corp. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK972511 Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ CatheterMicrovena Corp. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 5 generations backK021441 Radius SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002
  4. 4 generations backK022201 Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
  5. 3 generations backK032426 Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc. · 2003
  6. 2 generations backK073374 Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter…William Cook Europe Aps · 2008
  7. 1 generation backK112185 Foursnare Vascular Retrieval SnareCook, Inc. · 2011 · Recalled (Class I)
  8. This deviceK160593 Indy OTW Vascular RetrieverCook Incorporated · 2016

Class I recalls in this family

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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K901502Amplatz Goose-Neck SnareMicrovena Corp.19901
−6K972511Amplatz Goose Neck Snare Kit/ CatheterMicrovena Corp.19981
−5K021441Radius SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc.2002—
−4K022201Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc.2003—
−3K032426Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc.2003—
−2K073374Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval SetWilliam Cook Europe Aps2008—
−1K112185Foursnare Vascular Retrieval SnareCook, Inc.2011Class I
0 (this device)K160593Indy OTW Vascular RetrieverCook Incorporated2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199320
199711
199810
200010
200210
200710
200910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160593, 1990–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MMX device

  1. #1 K242776 LimFlow V-Ceiverscore 10.9 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K112185Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare
Summary page 4
…MMX III. PREDICATE DEVICE The device subject of this submission is considered substantially equivalent to the predicate device, the 4-Loop Vascular Retriever Snare (K112185). IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION The Indy OTW™ Vascular Retriever consists of a 4-loop nitinol wire snare attached to an inner catheter…
Cook, Inc.2011Class I
†K142829Flexor Tuohy-Borst Side-Arm Introducer, Ansel Modification; Flexor Check-Flo Introducer…Cook Incorporated2015Class I
†K102484Sequre Snare SystemLifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.2010—
†K110009Roadrunner Uniglide Hydrophilic Wire GuideCook, Inc.2011Class I
†K110163Approach Pro ST Wire GuideCook Incorporated2011—
†K150970Coda LP Balloon CatheterCook Incorporated2015—

Also cleared against K112185: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K112185Foursnare Vascular Retrieval SnareCook, Inc. · 2011 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K970466Radius Ptca GuidewireRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1997 · 5 generations back · ◆ in the 1997 ancestors bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 26 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.3 years on median.
  • 4 of the 16 ancestors have a recall of any class; 2 have a Class I recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K112185.

How does its category compare?

All MMX devices

MMX Device, Percutaneous Retrieval: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MMX

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 12014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 12019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 32023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MMX

151in 2022

2022: 151 days median
2007high 151 (2022)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MMX

No recall names MMX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MMX

49in 2025

2007: 22008: 62009: 62010: 112011: 152012: 132013: 102014: 112015: 52016: 162017: 292018: 152019: 172020: 142021: 222022: 372023: 402024: 322025: 49
2007high 49 (2025) · low 2 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MMX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—02
20080—06
20092—06
20101—011
20111—015
20121—013
20130—010
20142—011
20152—05
20162—016
20172—029
20181—015
20191—017
20202—014
20211—022
20223151037
20232—040
20241—032
20251—049
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Indy OTW Vascular Retriever is intended to snare a foreign body and withdraw it to a peripheral vascular location.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160593: Indy OTW Vascular Retriever.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160593

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026