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De Novo · Granted

Granted

ShortCut

DEN240017De NovoGranted Sep 27, 2024163-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1254

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

Pi-Cardia, Ltd. · SCZ Percutaneous Catheter For Cutting Or Splitting Heart Valve Leaflets Concomitant To Transcatheter Valve Procedures

Granted on Sep 27, 2024 as a new device type through De Novo after a 163-day review. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Sep 27, 2024
Review
163 days
Class
Class II
Product code
SCZ
Recalls
None

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2025: 1 descendant cleared2020202220242026
  1. This deviceDEN240017 ShortCutPi-Cardia, Ltd. · 2024
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK252592 TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire SystemTelltale, LLC · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K252592TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire SystemTelltale, LLC · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)DEN240017ShortCutPi-Cardia, Ltd.2024—
+1K252592TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire SystemTelltale, LLC2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of DEN240017, 2024–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

Sources: FDA De Novo 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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Does it have a predicate?

De Novo decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K252592TELLTALE Electrosurgical Guidewire SystemTelltale, LLC20250

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?

  • Of its descendants, K252592 (Telltale, LLC, 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All SCZ devices

SCZ Percutaneous Catheter For Cutting Or Splitting Heart Valve Leaflets Concomitant To Transcatheter Valve Procedures: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · SCZ

1in 2024

2024: 1
2007high 1 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · SCZ

Too few SCZ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · SCZ

1so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · SCZ

7in 2025

2025: 7
2007high 7 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code SCZ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20160—00
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20250—07
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What is it indicated for?

ShortCut is indicated for use as a splitting device of bioprosthetic aortic valve leaflets to facilitate

valve-in-valve procedures for patients at risk of coronary obstruction.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “DEN240017: ShortCut.” Lineage record from FDA De Novo data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/DEN240017

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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