# K173673: AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 24, 2018 after 267 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: 5 generations back to K950496 (1995). 8 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends 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)
- K851958: Rotatable Polypectomy Snare Pos-1, Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. (1985) Summary page 4.
- K172734: Single Use Electrosurgical Snare SD-400, Olympus Medical Systems Corp. (2017). Cleared while this submission was under review Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K191048: AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare - Duckbill (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This device is used endoscopically in the removal and cauterization of sessile polyps and pedunculated polyps from within the gastrointestinal tract.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173673
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology