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Possis Angiojet Rapid Thrombectomy Catheter System, F105 Catheter,Model 3030C,LF140 Catheter,Model 3040C,Pump Set 3020P

K960970510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 3, 1996267-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.4875

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

Possis Medical, Inc. · MCW Catheter, Peripheral, Atherectomy

Cleared on Dec 3, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K901627 (Applied Vascular Devices, Inc., 1990) after a 267-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990. 4 of the 89 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 87 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 3, 1996
Review
267 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MCW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K901627 (1990). 87 later devices descend from it, 7 citing it directly. 4 of the 89 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 3 descendants cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2007: 6 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2009: 7 descendants cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2014: 6 descendants cleared2011: 5 descendants cleared2010: 5 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2021: 6 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12023: 9 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12025: 5 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12018: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12026: 3 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants clearedK901627 · Arterial Embolectomy Catheter · Applied Vascular Devices, Inc. · 1990 · recalled1990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 7 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 11 descendants4 generations forward: 6 descendants5 generations forward: 7 descendants6 generations forward: 10 descendants7 generations forward: 8 descendants8 generations forward: 6 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall19 generations forward: 13 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall210 generations forward: 8 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall111 generations forward: 2 descendants12 generations forward: 1 descendant K901627 · Arterial Embolectomy Catheter · Applied Vascular Devices, Inc. · 1990 · recalled0+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK901627 Arterial Embolectomy CatheterApplied Vascular Devices, Inc. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK960970 Possis Angiojet Rapid Thrombectomy Catheter System, F105…Possis Medical, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 81 of its ownK972610 Possis Angiojet Rapid Thombectomy Catheters--F105 Catheter Model…Possis Medical, Inc. · 2000
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 70 of its ownK040013 Angiojet Xpeedior 120 Catheter and Angiojet Power Pulse Spray…Possis Medical, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 68 of its ownK052256 Angiojet Xpeedior 120 CatheterPossis Medical, Inc. · 2005
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 66 of its ownK061951 Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model Xpeedior 120Possis Medical, Inc. · 2006
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 63 of its ownK071514 Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model 104307Possis Medical, Inc. · 2007

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Descendants cleared per year

2000: 12002: 22004: 32005: 22006: 22007: 62008: 32009: 72010: 52011: 52012: 42013: 22014: 62015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 32020: 22021: 62022: 22023: 92024: 32025: 52026: 3
2000high 9 (2023) · low 0 (2001)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K972610Possis Angiojet Rapid Thombectomy Catheters--F105 Catheter Model 3030C, LF140 Catheter…Possis Medical, Inc. · 2000 · cites it directly81descendants
  • K040013Angiojet Xpeedior 120 Catheter and Angiojet Power Pulse Spray Ancillary KitPossis Medical, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on70descendants
  • K052256Angiojet Xpeedior 120 CatheterPossis Medical, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on68descendants
  • K061951Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model Xpeedior 120Possis Medical, Inc. · 2006 · 3 generations on66descendants
  • K071514Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model 104307Possis Medical, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on63descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K901627Arterial Embolectomy CatheterApplied Vascular Devices, Inc.19901
0 (this device)K960970Possis Angiojet Rapid Thrombectomy Catheter System, F105 Catheter,Model…Possis Medical, Inc.1996—
+1K972610Possis Angiojet Rapid Thombectomy Catheters--F105 Catheter Model 3030C, LF140…Possis Medical, Inc.2000—
+2K040013Angiojet Xpeedior 120 Catheter and Angiojet Power Pulse Spray Ancillary KitPossis Medical, Inc.2004—
+3K052256Angiojet Xpeedior 120 CatheterPossis Medical, Inc.2005—
+3K061951Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model Xpeedior 120Possis Medical, Inc.2006—
+3K071514Angiojet Xpeedior Rheolytic Thrombectomy Catheter, Model 104307Possis Medical, Inc.2007—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200220
200430
200520
200620
200760
200830
200970
201050
201150
201240
201320
201460
201520
201620
201720
201831
202020
202161
202220
202391
202430
202551
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K960970, 1990–2026Source: 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.

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MCW device

  1. #1 K233668 Auryon Atherectomy Catheter 1.5 mm XL…score 17.6 · 18 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K901627Arterial Embolectomy Catheter
Summary page 1
…3000A Embolectomy Catheter Thrombectomy Catheter Embolectomy Catheter (21 CFR 870.5150) Applied Vascular Arterial Embolectomy Catheter Applied Vascular Devices, Inc. K901627 Fogarty® Arterial Embolectomy Catheter Baxter Healthcare Corp., Edwards U.S. Division (pre-1976 device) 11/22/9…
Applied Vascular Devices, Inc.19901
*—Fogarty® Arterial Embolectomy Catheter
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K901627: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (87)

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7 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K972610Possis Angiojet Rapid Thombectomy Catheters--F105 Catheter Model 3030C, LF140 Catheter…Possis Medical, Inc.200081
K073441Angiojet Ultra Avx Thrombectomy Set, Model 105039Possis Medical, Inc.200835
K090253Angiojet Ultra DVX Thrombectomy Set, Model 106552-001, Angiojet Ultra Xpeedior…Possis Medical, Inc.200932
K021096X-Sizer Catheter SystemEv3 Corporation20046
K072769Angiojet Ultra; Xmi (105041), XVG (105042) and Spiroflex (106553) Thrombectomy SetsPossis Medical, Inc.20071
K013473XTD Thrombectomy Catheter, XX CM, Model# CT000500X; XTD Control Console, Model #…Xtrak Medical, Inc.20021
K080806Angiojet Ultra Spiroflex VG Thrombectomy Set, Model 106608Possis Medical, Inc.20080

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K172315Straub Endovascular SystemStraub Medical AG · 2018 · 8 generations on · ◆ in the 2018 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K211738Rotarex Atherectomy SystemC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2021 · 9 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K223210ClotTriever XL CatheterInari Medical, Inc. · 2023 · 9 generations on · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K242757Rotarex Atherectomy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · 2025 · 10 generations on · ◆ in the 2025 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K972610 (Possis Medical, Inc., 2000) has gone furthest, with 81 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K901627.

How does its category compare?

All MCW devices

MCW Catheter, Peripheral, Atherectomy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MCW

3in 2025

2007: 52008: 62009: 82010: 62011: 62012: 52013: 52014: 72015: 62016: 52017: 72018: 82019: 32020: 22021: 62022: 62023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 8 (2009) · low 2 (2020)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MCW

46in 2025

2007: 43 days median2008: 33 days median2009: 27 days median2010: 30 days median2011: 39 days median2012: 29 days median2013: 30 days median2014: 117 days median2015: 30 days median2016: 60 days median2017: 91 days median2018: 103 days median2019: 112 days median2021: 119 days median2022: 69 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 41 days median2025: 46 days median
2007high 119 (2021) · low 27 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · MCW

2in 2024

2007: 22008: 12009: 32010: 12016: 22017: 22021: 2, 2 Class I2022: 2, 2 Class I2023: 12024: 2
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MCW

677in 2025

2007: 502008: 1152009: 1052010: 1672011: 2042012: 1942013: 1342014: 2102015: 3772016: 4092017: 4152018: 5372019: 6182020: 6312021: 7342022: 5662023: 5742024: 6772025: 677
2007high 734 (2021) · low 50 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MCW, 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
2007543250
20086331115
20098273105
20106301167
20116390204
20125290194
20135300134
201471170210
20156300377
20165602409
20177912415
201881030537
201931120618
20202—0631
202161192 (2)734
20226692 (2)566
202341041574
20243412677
20253460677
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Possis AngioJet Rapid Thrombectomy System is intended for breaking apart and removing unorganized thrombus from A-V access grafts.

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. “K960970: Possis Angiojet Rapid Thrombectomy Catheter System, F105 Catheter,Model 3030C,LF140 Catheter,Model 3040C,Pump Set 3020P.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960970

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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