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AXS Vecta Aspiration System

K190212510(k) SpecialCleared Apr 24, 201979-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Stryker Neurovascular · NRY Catheter, Thrombus Retriever

Cleared on Apr 24, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K181354 (Inneuroco, Inc., 2018) after a 79-day review. Its family tree reaches back 11 generations to 2001. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 24, 2019
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NRY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 11 generations to K003410 (2001). 14 ancestors in all, the oldest K003086 (2001). 5 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 11 generations backK003410 Concentric Retriever, Model 90030Concentric Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 7 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK161064 Penumbra System ACE 68 Reperfusion CatheterPenumbra, Inc. · 2016
  4. 2 generations backK172167 Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc. · 2018 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK181354 074 Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc. · 2018 · Recalled
  6. This deviceK190212 AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular · 2019
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK191768 AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular · 2019
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK243601 Route 92 Medical HiPoint Reperfusion System and Aspiration Tubing SetRoute 92 Medical, Inc. · 2025
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK253590 Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd. · 2026
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK261089 Radical 064 Reperfusion Catheter; Radical 076 Reperfusion Catheter…Maduro Medical, Inc. · 2026
  11. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK262399 Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd. · 2026
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  1. Root · 11 generations backK003410 Concentric Retriever, Model 90030Concentric Medical, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 10 generations backK030476 Modified Concentric Retriever, Model 90037Concentric Medical, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  3. 9 generations backK033736 Merci Retriever, Models 90065, 90066Concentric Medical, Inc. · 2004
  4. 8 generations backK072718 Penumbra SystemPenumbra, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  5. 7 generations backK100769 Penumbra System Separator Flex (026,032,041,054), Models PSF026…Penumbra, Inc. · 2010
  6. 6 generations backK113163 Penumbra System MaxPenumbra, Inc. · 2011
  7. 5 generations backK142458 Penumbra System ACEPenumbra, Inc. · 2015
  8. 4 generations backK152541 Penumbra System ACE 64 and ACE 68 Reperfusion CathetersPenumbra, Inc. · 2016
  9. 3 generations backK161064 Penumbra System ACE 68 Reperfusion CatheterPenumbra, Inc. · 2016
  10. 2 generations backK172167 Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc. · 2018 · Recalled
  11. 1 generation backK181354 074 Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc. · 2018 · Recalled
  12. This deviceK190212 AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K191768AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular · 2019 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K243601Route 92 Medical HiPoint Reperfusion System and Aspiration Tubing SetRoute 92 Medical, Inc. · 2025 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K253590Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd. · 2026 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K261089Radical 064 Reperfusion Catheter; Radical 076 Reperfusion Catheter; Radical Aspiration…Maduro Medical, Inc. · 2026 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K262399Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd. · 2026 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−11K003410Concentric Retriever, Model 90030Concentric Medical, Inc.20011
−10K030476Modified Concentric Retriever, Model 90037Concentric Medical, Inc.20032
−9K033736Merci Retriever, Models 90065, 90066Concentric Medical, Inc.2004—
−8K072718Penumbra SystemPenumbra, Inc.20071
−7K100769Penumbra System Separator Flex (026,032,041,054), Models PSF026, PSF032…Penumbra, Inc.2010—
−6K113163Penumbra System MaxPenumbra, Inc.2011—
−5K142458Penumbra System ACEPenumbra, Inc.2015—
−4K152541Penumbra System ACE 64 and ACE 68 Reperfusion CathetersPenumbra, Inc.2016—
−3K161064Penumbra System ACE 68 Reperfusion CatheterPenumbra, Inc.2016—
−2K172167Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc.20181
−1K181354074 Zenith Flex SystemInneuroco, Inc.20181
0 (this device)K190212AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular2019—
+1K191768AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular2019—
+2K243601Route 92 Medical HiPoint Reperfusion System and Aspiration Tubing SetRoute 92 Medical, Inc.2025—
+3K253590Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd.2026—
+2K261089Radical 064 Reperfusion Catheter; Radical 076 Reperfusion Catheter; Radical…Maduro Medical, Inc.2026—
+4K262399Millipede SystemPerfuze, Ltd.2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200910
201410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
202510
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190212, 2001–2026Source: 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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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
*K181354074 Zenith Flex System
Summary page 5
…eing Claimed Name of Predicate Device Name of Manufacturer 510(k) Number Zenith Flex Aspiration System InNeuroCo, Inc K181354 Name of Reference Device Name of Manufacturer 510(k) Number AXS Universal Aspiration…
Inneuroco, Inc.20181
†K173841AXS Catalyst Distal Access Catheter 058 x 115cm; AXS Catalyst Distal Access Catheter 058…Stryker2018—

What descends from it? (5)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K191768AXS Vecta Aspiration SystemStryker Neurovascular20194

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 18 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.5 years on median.
  • 5 of the 14 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K191768 (Stryker Neurovascular, 2019) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All NRY devices

NRY Catheter, Thrombus Retriever: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NRY

15in 2025

2007: 52008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 42014: 42015: 62016: 52017: 32018: 112019: 72020: 62021: 92022: 32023: 82024: 82025: 152026 (partial year): 14
2007high 15 (2025) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NRY

129in 2025

2007: 94 days median2012: 90 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 128 days median2016: 75 days median2017: 185 days median2018: 156 days median2019: 89 days median2020: 125 days median2021: 80 days median2022: 129 days median2023: 112 days median2024: 165 days median2025: 129 days median2026 (partial year): 147 days median
2007high 185 (2017) · low 75 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · NRY

4in 2020

2010: 12013: 12017: 42020: 4, 4 Class I2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NRY

565in 2025

2007: 132008: 182009: 572010: 2892011: 2632012: 3662013: 4052014: 4282015: 5982016: 4972017: 4322018: 4152019: 6502020: 7032021: 6882022: 5492023: 7112024: 6412025: 565
2007high 711 (2023) · low 13 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NRY, 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
2007594013
20082—018
20092—057
20101—1289
20112—0263
20124900366
20130—1405
201441400428
201561280598
20165750497
201731854432
2018111560415
20197890650
202061254 (4)703
20219800688
202231290549
202381120711
202481650641
2025151290565
2026141472—

What is it indicated for?

The AXS Vecta Aspiration Catheter, as part of the AXS Vecta Aspiration System, is indicated in the revascularization of patients with acute ischemic stroke secondary to intracranial large vessel occlusive disease (within the internal carotid, middle cerebral - Ml and M2 segments, basilar, and vertebral arteries) within 8 hours of symptom onset. Patients who are ineligible for intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV t-PA) or who failed IV t-PA therapy are candidates for treatment.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K190212: AXS Vecta Aspiration System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190212

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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