# K220683: INDIGO Aspiration System (CAT RX Aspiration Catheter and Separator 4)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Penumbra, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 4, 2022 after 210 days
- Product code: QEW (Peripheral Mechanical Thrombectomy With Aspiration)
- 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: 10 generations back to K010579 (2001). 25 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K180412: Indigo Aspiration System (CAT RX and Separator 4)- Penumbra Engine Pump and Canister, Penumbra, Inc. (2018) Summary page 6.

## Indications for use
The INDIGO CAT RX Aspiration Catheters and INDIGO Separator 4 As part of the INDIGO Aspiration System, the INDIGO CAT RX Aspiration Catheters and INDIGO Separator 4 are indicated for the removal of fresh, soft emboli and thrombi from vessels in the coronary and peripheral vasculature. The INDIGO Aspiration Tubing As part of the INDIGO Aspiration System, the INDIGO Sterile Aspiration Tubing is indicated to connect the INDIGO CAT RX Aspiration Catheters to the Penumbra Aspiration Pump. Penumbra Aspiration Pump The Penumbra Aspiration Pump is indicated as a vacuum source for Penumbra Aspiration Systems.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K220683
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology