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The Amplantz Goose Neck Microsnare

K970668510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 10, 1998471-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

Microvena Corp. · DQY Catheter, Percutaneous

Cleared on Jun 10, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K925439 (Microvena Corp., 1993) and 2 other predicates after a 471-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. 3 of the 44 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 40 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Jun 10, 1998
Review: 471 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DQY
Recalls: None
Predicates: 3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K914067 (1991). 3 ancestors in all. 40 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly. 3 of the 44 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK914067 Retrieval DeviceTarget Therapeutics · 1991
This deviceK970668 The Amplantz Goose Neck MicrosnareMicrovena Corp. · 1998
Descendant · cites it directly · 32 of its ownK022201 Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
Descendant · 2 generations on · 31 of its ownK032426 Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc. · 2003
Descendant · 3 generations on · 16 of its ownK073374 Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter…William Cook Europe Aps · 2008
Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK021606 EN-Snare Endovascular Snare and CatheterMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2002
Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK092343 EN Snare Endovascular Snare SystemMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009

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Descendants cleared per year

2002high 4 (2015) · low 0 (2006)2026

Class I recalls in this family

K034050 Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models…3 generations on · 2004
K112185 Foursnare Vascular Retrieval Snare3 generations on · 2011
K091077 Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval Catheter4 generations on · 2010

Most influential descendants

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K022201Radius Micro SnareRadius Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly32descendants
K032426Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval SetCook, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on31descendants
K073374Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval SetWilliam Cook Europe Aps · 2008 · 3 generations on16descendants
K021606EN-Snare Endovascular Snare and CatheterMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly11descendants
K092343EN Snare Endovascular Snare SystemMerit Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on9descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K914067	Retrieval Device	Target Therapeutics	1991	—
0 (this device)	K970668	The Amplantz Goose Neck Microsnare	Microvena Corp.	1998	—
+1	K022201	Radius Micro Snare	Radius Medical Technologies, Inc.	2003	—
+2	K032426	Gunhter Tulip Vena Cava Mreye Filter and Retrieval Set	Cook, Inc.	2003	—
+3	K073374	Cook Clect Vena Cava Filter, Gunther Tulip Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Set	William Cook Europe Aps	2008	—
+1	K021606	EN-Snare Endovascular Snare and Catheter	Medical Device Technologies, Inc.	2002	—
+2	K092343	EN Snare Endovascular Snare System	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2009	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1993	2	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2002	1	0
2003	2	0
2004	2	1
2005	1	0
2008	1	0
2009	2	0
2010	2	1
2011	1	1
2012	2	0
2013	2	0
2014	3	0
2015	4	0
2016	3	0
2017	2	0
2018	3	0
2019	1	0
2021	1	0
2022	3	0
2023	2	0
2024	1	0
2025	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970668, 1991–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

3 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 DQY device

#1 K234115 APRO 55 Catheterscore 17.5 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
#2 Held for the reportin the report
#3 Held for the reportin the report

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K925439	Microsnare Summary page 1 …FR 870.1250 PRODUCT CODE: PREDICATE DEVICE(S): DEVICE DESCRIPTION: INTENDED USE: FUNCTIONAL & SAFETY TESTING: CONCLUSION: 78 DQY Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare (K925439) Target Therapeutics’ Retrieval Device(s): Retriever-18 (K914067), Retriever-10 (K921649) The Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare is…	Microvena Corp.	1993	—
*	K914067	Retrieval Device Summary page 1 …ION: INTENDED USE: FUNCTIONAL & SAFETY TESTING: CONCLUSION: 78 DQY Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare (K925439) Target Therapeutics’ Retrieval Device(s): Retriever-18 (K914067), Retriever-10 (K921649) The Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare is a percutaneous retrieval and manipulation device with a uniquely…	Target Therapeutics	1991	—
*	K921649	Retriever 10 Summary page 1 …CTIONAL & SAFETY TESTING: CONCLUSION: 78 DQY Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare (K925439) Target Therapeutics’ Retrieval Device(s): Retriever-18 (K914067), Retriever-10 (K921649) The Amplatz “GOOSE NECK” Microsnare is a percutaneous retrieval and manipulation device with a uniquely shaped retriever loop.…	Target Therapeutics	1993	—

Also cleared against K925439: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (40)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K022201	Radius Micro Snare	Radius Medical Technologies, Inc.	2003	32
K021606	EN-Snare Endovascular Snare and Catheter	Medical Device Technologies, Inc.	2002	11
K200963	Halo Single-Loop Microsnare Kit	Argon Medical Devices, Inc.	2021	0
K142265	ONE Snare Endovascular Microsnare System	Merit Medical Systems, Inc.	2014	0
K093977	Alligator-HD Retrieval Device (Ard-HD), Model FA-88840-XX	Chestnut Medical Technologies, Inc.	2010	0

Has anything in its family been recalled? (3 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.

K034050Cordis Optease Vena Cava Filter, Models 466-F220A and 466-F220B; Retrievable Catheter, Model 466-C220FCordis Corporation · 2004 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2004 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
K112185Foursnare Vascular Retrieval SnareCook, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
K091077Optease Vena Cava Filter and Retrieval CatheterCordis Corp., A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 2010 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
Of its descendants, K022201 (Radius Medical Technologies, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 32 descendants of its own.
1 other device also cites its predicate K925439.

How does its category compare?

All DQY devices

DQY Catheter, Percutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQY

21in 2025

2007high 37 (2009) · low 16 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQY

115in 2025

2007high 127 (2014) · low 66 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQY

1in 2025

2007high 36 (2013) · low 0 (2022)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQY

3,056in 2025

2007high 3,190 (2024) · low 313 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	16	85	6	313
2008	31	66	12	496
2009	37	73	17	819
2010	22	74	32	1,293
2011	36	71	6	1,211
2012	30	87	2	1,191
2013	32	92	36 (1)	1,352
2014	19	127	3	1,497
2015	27	118	3	2,337
2016	22	117	22 (7)	2,252
2017	26	113	8	2,489
2018	25	106	2	2,855
2019	30	111	1	2,902
2020	20	120	2	2,889
2021	18	81	2	3,006
2022	18	74	0	2,643
2023	18	114	17	3,049
2024	16	87	1	3,190
2025	21	115	1 (1)	3,056
2026	11	30	2 (1)	—

What is it indicated for?

The Amplatz Goose Neck MicroSnare (NEUROSnare) is intended for use in

the retrieval and manipulation of atraumatic foreign bodies located in the

cornary and peripheral cardiovascular system and the extra-cranial

neurovascular anatomy.

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K970668 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K970668: The Amplantz Goose Neck Microsnare.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970668

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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