Embolectomy Catheter

 FDA Description:

An embolectomy catheter is a balloon-tipped catheter that is used to remove thromboembolism, i.e., blood clots which have migrated in blood vessels from one site in the vascular tree to another.

Regulation Number: 870.5150

The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) classifies and organizes over 1,700 devices into 16 medical specialty “panels” (such as Anesthesiology Devices or General Hospital and Personal Use Devices). Within these broad categories are 7-digit regulation numbers and associated device descriptions, including intended use, classification, and information about marketing requirements.

510(k) Associated with Regulation No. 870.5150 | DXW - Catheter, Embolectomy

K202049: Python Catheter/Over-the-Wire Latis Graft Catheter 

K193379: Fogarty Arterial Embolectomy Catheter, Fogarty Biliary Balloon Probe 

K163031: Bunegin-Albin Air Aspiration Set 

K163353: Needle's Eye Snare Retrieval Set - 54cm 

K152335: Export Advance™ Aspiration Catheter  

Product Code: DXE

This is a 3-letter code assigned to a product based on identified predicate devices with similar device descriptions and intended use. Product codes were introduced as a way for regulators to accurately monitor and track medical devices on the market. For developers, product codes can often provide a framework to their product’s intended use and how it would be regulated by the FDA.

Device Class: II

The FDA categorizes medical devices into one of three classes – Class I, II, or III – based on their risks and the regulatory controls necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. Class I devices generally pose the lowest risk to the patient and/or user and Class III devices pose the highest risk.

Premarket Notification: Not Exempt

The premarket notification 510(k) process requires a medical device manufacturer to 'notify' the FDA 90 days before they propose to begin marketing a new or modified device. This notification submission allows the FDA to determine whether a device is substantially equivalent to one or more predicate devices.

Eligible for Third Party Review: Yes

The 510(k) Third Party Review Program provides medical device manufacturers with a voluntary alternative review process, in which accredited Third Party Review Organizations are allowed to review certain low-to-moderate risk medical devices. The program is intended to help yield more rapid 510(k) decisions and to allow the FDA to focus its resources on higher risk devices, while still maintaining oversight of the review of lower risk devices eligible for third party review.

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Compliance Score: Similar to the Feasibility Score, the Compliance Score runs between 1 and 100.  However, this score only looks at the difficulty of the FDA approval process. Its values focus more on patient risk and testing challenges than business feasibility. Your Compliance Score may differ depending on the overall project details. For example, a project with a small market but little risk will have a lower Feasibility Score than Compliance Score. 

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