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Cobra 1/2 Flex Surgical Probe, Model 1593X; Cobra Flex Surgical Probe Model 1594X

K010956510(k) SpecialCleared Apr 13, 200114-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

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

Boston Scientific Corp · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Apr 13, 2001 after a 14-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 106 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 13, 2001
Review
14 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

106 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 5 descendants cleared2002: 3 descendants cleared2008: 10 descendants cleared2003: 4 descendants cleared2007: 5 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2006: 13 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2009: 4 descendants cleared2019: 8 descendants cleared2018: 5 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2024: 6 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK010956 Cobra 1/2 Flex Surgical Probe, Model 1593X; Cobra Flex Surgical…Boston Scientific Corp · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 102 of its ownK013392 Cardioblate Surgical Ablation Pen, Model 60811C; Cardioblate…Medtronic Vascular · 2002 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 61 of its ownK013873 Cobra Cardiac Electrosurgical SystemBoston Scientific Corp · 2002
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 46 of its ownK023288 Cobra Bipolar Clamp, Model 15902Boston Scientific EP Technologies · 2003
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 42 of its ownK040690 Surgifrost 10 CM Cryosurgical Device Plus Frostbyte Clamp and…Cryocath Technologies, Inc. · 2004
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 34 of its ownK031247 Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation SystemMedtronic Vascular · 2003

Showing 5 of 106 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002: 32003: 42004: 52005: 22006: 132007: 52008: 102009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 72013: 32014: 52015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 52019: 82020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 22024: 62025: 22026: 4
2002high 13 (2006) · low 1 (2015)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 106 · See all
  • K013392Cardioblate Surgical Ablation Pen, Model 60811C; Cardioblate Surgical Ablation…Medtronic Vascular · 2002 · cites it directly102descendants
  • K013873Cobra Cardiac Electrosurgical SystemBoston Scientific Corp · 2002 · 2 generations on61descendants
  • K023288Cobra Bipolar Clamp, Model 15902Boston Scientific EP Technologies · 2003 · 3 generations on46descendants
  • K040690Surgifrost 10 CM Cryosurgical Device Plus Frostbyte Clamp and Cryosurgical ConsoleCryocath Technologies, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on42descendants
  • K031247Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation SystemMedtronic Vascular · 2003 · 2 generations on34descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K010956Cobra 1/2 Flex Surgical Probe, Model 1593X; Cobra Flex Surgical Probe Model…Boston Scientific Corp2001—
+1K013392Cardioblate Surgical Ablation Pen, Model 60811C; Cardioblate Surgical Ablation…Medtronic Vascular20021
+2K013873Cobra Cardiac Electrosurgical SystemBoston Scientific Corp2002—
+3K023288Cobra Bipolar Clamp, Model 15902Boston Scientific EP Technologies2003—
+2K040690Surgifrost 10 CM Cryosurgical Device Plus Frostbyte Clamp and Cryosurgical…Cryocath Technologies, Inc.2004—
+2K031247Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation SystemMedtronic Vascular2003—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200230
200340
200450
200520
2006130
200750
2008100
200940
201040
201140
201270
201330
201450
201510
201610
201710
201850
201980
202020
202120
202230
202320
202460
202520
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010956, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (106)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K013392Cardioblate Surgical Ablation Pen, Model 60811C; Cardioblate Surgical Ablation…Medtronic Vascular2002102
K023291Cobra Cooled Cardiac Surgical Probe, Model 1596XBoston Scientific Corp200225
K022894Epicor Medical Ablation SystemEpicor Medical, Inc.200423

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, K013392 (Medtronic Vascular, 2002) has gone furthest, with 102 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, 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
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—

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510(k) Report. “K010956: Cobra 1/2 Flex Surgical Probe, Model 1593X; Cobra Flex Surgical Probe Model 1594X.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010956

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