Medtronic gets FDA 510(k) clearance for aspiration catheter

By Elaine Rigoli

Tampa, Fla., Sept. 25 - The Food and Drug Administration gave 510(k) clearance to Medtronic, Inc.'s Export XT aspiration catheter.

The Minneapolis medical technology company said the Export XT is designed for removal of dangerous embolic materials that can result during vascular intervention procedures.

Since its introduction in 2001, the Export aspiration catheter has been used with more than 150,000 patients worldwide for the removal of embolic debris, according to a news release.

Aspiration catheters are important because they allow physicians to remove dangerous foreign particles (embolic debris such as blood clots and fat globules) that may become dislodged in a blood vessel during interventional procedures, the release said.

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