# Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery

- Location (FDA's records): Santa Clara, CA
- FDA decisions: 8 (2002–2008): 8 510(k) clearances
- Product codes: GCJ (2), NHW (2), GEI (1), NEY (1), DXC (1), HET (1)
- Predicates its devices cite: 13 (2 its own); citations of its devices by later devices: 8 (2 its own)
- Recalls linked to its devices: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Firms whose devices it cites most
- Afx, Inc.: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/afx)
- Medtronic Blood Systems, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/medtronic-blood-systems)
- Physio-Control Corp.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/physio-control)
- R2 Corp.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/r2)
- Cryogen, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/cryogen)
- Heartport, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/heartport)
- Guidant Corp.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/guidant)
- Origin Medsystems, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/origin-medsystems)

## Firms that cite its devices most
- Guidant Corp.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/guidant)
- Boston Scientific Corp: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/boston-scientific)
- Intuitive Surgical, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/intuitive-surgical)
- Oncobionics, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/oncobionics)

## Its most-cited devices
- K041340: Guidant Microwave Ablation System (2004), cited by 3
- K020143: Vasoview 5 Harvesting Cannula (2002), cited by 2
- K020701: Syncrus Internal Cardioversion System (2002), cited by 1
- K022718: Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002 (2002), cited by 1
- K080169: Heartstring Iii Proximal Seal System (2008), cited by 1

## Recent decisions
- K080169: Heartstring Iii Proximal Seal System (Feb 8, 2008)
- K041340: Guidant Microwave Ablation System (Jul 28, 2004)
- K023630: Essex Aspiration/Irrigation Instrument with Positioning Guide, Model SY-1400 (Feb 20, 2003)
- K024071: Guidant Syncrus Internal Cardioversion System (Feb 14, 2003)
- K023629: Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200 (Nov 12, 2002)
- K022718: Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002 (Aug 28, 2002)
- K020701: Syncrus Internal Cardioversion System (May 24, 2002)
- K020143: Vasoview 5 Harvesting Cannula (Feb 20, 2002)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/company/guidant-cardiac-surgery