QEZ: Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter
FDA product code QEZ. Class II, classified under 21 CFR 870.5150. What the classification flags say about Part 820 under the QMSR.
Classification
- Product code
- QEZ
- Device name
- Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter
- Device class
- Class II
- Regulation
- 21 CFR 870.5150
- Review panel
- Cardiovascular
- Premarket route
- 510(k)
- CGMP-exempt flag
- Yes
- Life-sustaining flag
- No
- Implant flag
- No
- Third-party review
- Not a candidate
- Summary malfunction reporting
- Eligible
FDA definition. To remove thrombus from the peripheral and/or coronary vasculature through aspiration.
Data from openFDA as of 26 October 2026. Read the record on openFDA · FDA product code classification database
Part 820 requirements the flags point to
Part 820 rules for QEZ
- CGMP exemptionClassification regulation, 21 CFR parts 862 to 892
- Database cannot sayFDA flags this code as exempt, but the regulation text has no exemption sentence.The flag says exempt. We read 21 CFR 870.5150 as of 2026-11-05 and found no sentence exempting the device from part 820. The regulation is the legal text. Check it, and ask FDA, before relying on the flag.FDA: QMSR, CGMP exemptions · 21 CFR 820.35
- Design and development, ISO 13485 clause 7.321 CFR 820.10(c)
- Rule names this classRule names Class II.21 CFR 820.10(c) requires manufacturers of class II and class III devices to comply with clause 7.3 and its subclauses. This code is also flagged CGMP-exempt, so read the exemption above before assuming clause 7.3 applies.21 CFR 820.10
- Traceability, ISO 13485 clause 7.5.9.221 CFR 820.10(d)
- Not flaggedFDA does not flag this code as life-supporting or life-sustaining.820.10(d) is not indicated by this flag.21 CFR 820.10 · 21 CFR 860.3 · QMSR final rule, comment 49
- Complaint and record content21 CFR 820.35
- Rule names this classApplies to every finished-device manufacturer, exempt or not.820.35 adds content to complaint records, servicing records and UDI recording on top of ISO 13485 clause 4.2.5. FDA says CGMP exemption does not lift these records.21 CFR 820.35 · FDA: QMSR, CGMP exemptions
These flags describe the classification of a product code. They are not a determination for a specific device or manufacturer. How a manufacturer meets 21 CFR 820.10 depends on its own device, its intended use and the full text of the rule.
Clearances and recalls on record
- 510(k), De Novo and BK numbers linked
- 95 · Search these clearances
- PMA numbers linked
- 0
- Recall product records
- 0
- Adverse event reports
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Recall records count products, and one recall event can add many. Counts show activity in a category. They do not measure its safety.
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