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Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy Snare

K971275510(k) TraditionalCleared May 23, 199746-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.4300

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

Mill-Rose Laboratory · FDI Snare, Flexible

Cleared on May 23, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K912254 (Cox Medical Ent., Inc., 1991) and 2 other predicates after a 46-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1979.

Decided
May 23, 1997
Review
46 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FDI
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K792343 (1979). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1995: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestorK792343 · Diathermic Snare (Cresent Type) · Mill-Rose Laboratory · 197919751980198519901995
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors K792343 · Diathermic Snare (Cresent Type) · Mill-Rose Laboratory · 19790
  1. Root · 1 generation backK792343 Diathermic Snare (Cresent Type)Mill-Rose Laboratory · 1979
  2. This deviceK971275 Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy SnareMill-Rose Laboratory · 1997
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K792343Diathermic Snare (Cresent Type)Mill-Rose Laboratory1979—
0 (this device)K971275Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy SnareMill-Rose Laboratory1997—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971275, 1979–1997Source: 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? (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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K912254Cox Diaposable Polypectomy Snare
Summary page 1
…Electrosurgical Unit) 5.) Common Name: Disposable Polypectomy Snare 6.) Proprietary Name: Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy Snare 7.) Substantially Equivalent Device: K912254 - Cox Medical Enterprises, Cox Disposable Polypectomy Snare K792343 - Mill-Rose Laboratories, Flexible Diathermic Snare K951600 -…
Cox Medical Ent., Inc.1991—
*K792343Diathermic Snare (Cresent Type)
Summary page 1
…e 6.) Proprietary Name: Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy Snare 7.) Substantially Equivalent Device: K912254 - Cox Medical Enterprises, Cox Disposable Polypectomy Snare K792343 - Mill-Rose Laboratories, Flexible Diathermic Snare K951600 - Mill-Rose Laboratories, Rotatable Polypectomy Snare 8.) Descriptio…
Mill-Rose Laboratory1979—
*K951600Mill-Rose Rotatable Polypectomy Snare
Summary page 1
…are 7.) Substantially Equivalent Device: K912254 - Cox Medical Enterprises, Cox Disposable Polypectomy Snare K792343 - Mill-Rose Laboratories, Flexible Diathermic Snare K951600 - Mill-Rose Laboratories, Rotatable Polypectomy Snare 8.) Description of Subject Device: The device consists of a handle, cable…
Mill-Rose Laboratory1995—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All FDI devices

FDI Snare, Flexible: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FDI

1in 2023

2008: 22009: 12011: 12012: 12013: 32014: 52015: 32016: 12017: 12018: 42019: 32020: 22021: 12022: 42023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FDI

247in 2022

2013: 87 days median2014: 47 days median2015: 62 days median2018: 214 days median2019: 100 days median2022: 247 days median
2007high 247 (2022) · low 47 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · FDI

2in 2025

2010: 12015: 12025: 2
2007high 2 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FDI

274in 2025

2007: 482008: 2012009: 2652010: 1742011: 1772012: 1622013: 1912014: 3452015: 1952016: 2232017: 1542018: 1812019: 1352020: 4872021: 2112022: 2462023: 2092024: 2792025: 274
2007high 487 (2020) · low 48 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FDI, 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
20070—048
20082—0201
20091—0265
20100—1174
20111—0177
20121—0162
20133870191
20145470345
20153621195
20161—0223
20171—0154
201842140181
201931000135
20202—0487
20211—0211
202242470246
20231—0209
20240—0279
20250—2274
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The intended use of this device is to electro surgically remove GIL tract -polyps - - -

through the channel of an endoscope.

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. “K971275: Mill-Rose Disposable Polypectomy Snare.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971275

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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