# K163307: Expro Elite Snare, Sympro Elite Snare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vascular Solutions, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 8, 2017 after 105 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). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071457: Modification to Radius Snare, Radius Medical Technologies, Inc. (2007) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Expro Elite and Sympro Elite snares are intended for use in the cardiovascular system and hollow viscous to retrieve and/or manipulate objects using minimally invasive surgical procedures. Manipulation procedures include retrieval and/or repositioning of intravascular foreign objects such as coils, balloons, catheters and/or guidewires within the cardiovascular system. This device is not intended for use in the coronary arteries or neurovasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K163307
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology