# K160637: Rotatable Snares

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Corporation
- Decided: Mar 30, 2016 after 23 days
- Product code: FDI (Snare, Flexible)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- 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 K950496 (1995). 5 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K131700: Sensation Short Throw, Captiflex, Captivator, Captivator II, Profile, Single-Use Polypectomy Snares, Boston Scientific Corp (2013) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K172758: Rotatable Snares, Non-Rotatable Snares (2018), 3 descendants of its own
- K183289: ClearGrasp Snare (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K220846: Core-Snare (2022), 0 descendants of its own
- K213222: Disposable Polypectomy Snare (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Rotatable Snare is used endoscopically in the removal and/or and cauterization of diminutive polyps, sessile polyps, pedunculated polyps and tissue from within the gastrointestinal tract.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K160637
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology