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ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy System

K172000510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 24, 2017113-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

Walk Vascular, LLC · QEZ Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter

Cleared on Oct 24, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K081573 (Medtronic Vascular, 2008) after a 113-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 2001.

Decided
Oct 24, 2017
Review
113 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QEZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K010579 (2001). 9 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK010579 Stent Support Guide CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 4 generations backK030201 Modification to Export Aspiration CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2003
  3. 3 generations backK040869 Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2004
  4. 2 generations backK061958 Medtronic Export XT CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2006 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK081573 Medtronic Export AP CatheterMedtronic Vascular · 2008
  6. This deviceK172000 ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy SystemWalk Vascular, LLC · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K010579Stent Support Guide CatheterMedtronic Vascular200127
−4K030201Modification to Export Aspiration CatheterMedtronic Vascular2003—
−3K040869Export CatheterMedtronic Vascular2004—
−2K061958Medtronic Export XT CatheterMedtronic Vascular20061
−1K081573Medtronic Export AP CatheterMedtronic Vascular2008—
0 (this device)K172000ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy SystemWalk Vascular, LLC2017—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200230
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K172000, 2001–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new QEZ device

  1. #1 K253925 Aventus Thrombectomy Systemscore 17.9 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K081573Medtronic Export AP Catheter
Summary page 4
…n Name: Embolectomy Catheter (21 CFR 870.5150) Product Code: DXE Predicate Device: Medtronic Export AP Aspiration Catheter (510(k) K081573) Reference Device: ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy System (510(k) K163051) Dev…
Medtronic Vascular2008—
†K163051ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy SystemWalk Vascular, LLC2017—

Also cleared against K081573: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 16 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.8 years on median.
  • 3 of the 9 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K081573.

How does its category compare?

All QEZ devices

QEZ Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QEZ

5in 2025

2007: 112008: 62009: 42010: 32011: 72012: 52013: 42014: 12016: 12017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 32021: 32022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QEZ

108in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 72 days median2009: 83 days median2010: 33 days median2011: 118 days median2012: 90 days median2013: 144 days median2017: 112 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 53 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 98 days median
2007high 144 (2013) · low 33 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · QEZ

No recall names QEZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QEZ

21in 2025

2021: 22022: 182023: 142024: 172025: 21
2007high 21 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QEZ, 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
2007117900
200867200
200948300
201033300
2011711800
201259000
2013414400
20141—00
20150—00
20161—00
2017311200
20181—00
201939400
2020312000
202135302
20222—018
20231—014
20241—017
20255108021
20266980—

What is it indicated for?

The ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy System is intended to:

- remove/aspirate fluid and break-up soft emboli and thrombus from the peripheral vasculature, and

- subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostics or therapeutics with or without vessel occlusion.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K172000: ClearLumen II Peripheral Thrombectomy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K172000

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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