# K170987: Captus Vascular Retrieval System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Avantec Vascular Corporation
- Decided: Aug 28, 2017 after 147 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: 7 generations back to K901502 (1990). 17 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
2 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112185: Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare, Cook, Inc. (2011) Summary page 5.
- K092343: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2009) Summary page 5.
- K151497: EN Snare Endovascular Snare System, Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (2015) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K212988: ONO Retrieval Device (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Captus Vascular Retrieval System is intended for use in the cardiovascular system to retrieve foreign objects, including, but not limited to guide wires, coils, balloons, catheters, and filters.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170987
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology