# K181757: Günther Tulip® Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cook Incorporated
- Decided: Nov 6, 2018 after 127 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: 6 generations back to K901502 (1990). 13 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K073374: Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set, William Cook Europe Aps (2008) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K222254: Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The product has been designed for retrieval of implanted Günther Tulip and Cook Celect Vena Cava Filters in patients who no longer require a filter. Retrieval of the filter can be performed only by jugular approach.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181757
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology