# K191048: AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare - Duckbill

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 18, 2019 after 90 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: 6 generations back to K950496 (1995). 9 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K173673: AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare, Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. (2018) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The AcuSnare Polypectomy Snare – Duckbill (ASDB) 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/K191048
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology