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Equinox Occlusion Balloon Catheter/System - (10MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM Tip), (15 MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM Tip), (20 MM Balloo

K001237510(k) SpecialCleared May 18, 200030-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.4450

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

Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · MJN Catheter, Intravascular Occluding, Temporary

Cleared on May 18, 2000 after a 30-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 18, 2000
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MJN
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

9 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK001237 Equinox Occlusion Balloon Catheter/System - (10MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2000
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK091458 Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon System, Hyperform Occlusion Balloon…Ev3 Neurovascular · 2009
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK110741 Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK113698 Scepter XC Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2012
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK121785 Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2012
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK100063 Hyperform Occlusion Balloon Catheter, Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon…Ev3, Inc. · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 22013: 12019: 2
2009high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2014)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K091458Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon System, Hyperform Occlusion Balloon System, Model 104-4112…Ev3 Neurovascular · 2009 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K110741Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K113698Scepter XC Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K121785Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K100063Hyperform Occlusion Balloon Catheter, Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon Catheter, Hyperglide…Ev3, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K001237Equinox Occlusion Balloon Catheter/System - (10MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM Tip), (15…Micro Therapeutics, Inc.2000—
+1K091458Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon System, Hyperform Occlusion Balloon System, Model…Ev3 Neurovascular2009—
+2K110741Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc.2011—
+3K113698Scepter XC Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc.2012—
+3K121785Scepter C Occlusion Balloon CatheterMicroVention, Inc.2012—
+2K100063Hyperform Occlusion Balloon Catheter, Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon Catheter…Ev3, Inc.2010—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200910
201020
201110
201220
201310
201920
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K001237, 2000–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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  1. #1 K243795 pREBOA-PRO Catheterscore 12.1 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (9)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K091458Hyperglide Occlusion Balloon System, Hyperform Occlusion Balloon System, Model 104-4112…Ev3 Neurovascular20098
K101570Hyperglide and Hyperform Occlusion Balloon SystemsMicro Therapeutics Dba Ev3 Neurovascular20101

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, K091458 (Ev3 Neurovascular, 2009) has gone furthest, with 8 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MJN devices

MJN Catheter, Intravascular Occluding, Temporary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MJN

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 52010: 52011: 42012: 22013: 42014: 22015: 42016: 32017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 42021: 42022: 22023: 12025: 2
2007high 5 (2009) · low 0 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MJN

116in 2021

2008: 153 days median2009: 39 days median2010: 30 days median2011: 69 days median2013: 87 days median2015: 245 days median2016: 110 days median2017: 54 days median2018: 63 days median2019: 117 days median2020: 64 days median2021: 116 days median
2007high 245 (2015) · low 30 (2010)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MJN

1in 2020

2008: 22010: 12011: 12013: 82015: 12016: 22018: 12020: 1
2007high 8 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MJN

194in 2025

2007: 252008: 262009: 252010: 352011: 922012: 532013: 762014: 1002015: 902016: 712017: 1572018: 1072019: 1392020: 1572021: 1582022: 1482023: 1812024: 2242025: 194
2007high 224 (2024) · low 25 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20072—025
20083153226
2009539025
2010530135
2011469192
20122—053
2013487876
20142—0100
20154245190
20163110271
20173540157
20183631107
201931170139
20204641157
202141160158
20222—0148
20231—0181
20240—0224
20252—0194
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K001237: Equinox Occlusion Balloon Catheter/System - (10MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM Tip), (15 MM Balloon, 4 & 13 MM Tip), (20 MM Balloo.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K001237

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026