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Cavermap Surgical Aid

K041732510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 21, 200488-day reviewClass I21 CFR 876.4730

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

Blue Torch Medical Technologies · FGM Probe And Director, Gastro-Urology

Cleared on Sep 21, 2004 after an 88-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).

Decided
Sep 21, 2004
Review
88 days
Class
Class I
Product code
FGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041732Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK970971FDA’s K970971 is Uro Med Nerve Stimulator
Our reading of the summary gave K970971, FDA’s number for Uro Med Nerve Stimulator (Uromed Corp.). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap Surgical Aid”. Kept off the family tree.
Summary page 1
…CFR §876.4730 Probe And Director, Gastro-Urology Predicate Devices used for Substantial Equivalence Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap Surgical Aid K970971 Intended Use The Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap Surgical Aid is intended to provide stimulation to the body to locate…
Uromed Corp.1997—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All FGM devices

FGM Probe And Director, Gastro-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FGM

FDA has decided no FGM device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FGM

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

Recalls per year · FGM

No recall names FGM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FGM

1in 2015

2007: 12010: 22015: 1
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FGM, 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
20070—01
20080—00
20090—00
20100—02
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—01
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap® Surgical Aid Perineal Tip is an accessory stimulating tip to be used for a perineal approach to nerve stimulation. It is an addition to the Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap® Surgical Aid System. The system is indicated for use in the stimulation of the cavernosal and associated parasympathetic nerves during open or laproscopic prostatectomy, prostate brachytherapy placement, prostate cryotherapy, and…

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The Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap® Surgical Aid Perineal Tip is an accessory stimulating tip to be used for a perineal approach to nerve stimulation. It is an addition to the Blue Torch Medical Technologies CaverMap® Surgical Aid System. The system is indicated for use in the stimulation of the cavernosal and associated parasympathetic nerves during open or laproscopic prostatectomy, prostate brachytherapy placement, prostate cryotherapy, and open colorectal (surgical) procedures in males. The device aids the physician in locating these nerves. The device is designed as an adjunct to the current open or laproscopic prostatectomy, prostate brachytherapy placement, prostate cryotherapy, and open colorectal procedures in which a nerve sparing technique is used. The Surgical Aid is not designed to replace the surgeon's expertise in mapping out the neurovascular bundles. Each physician's skill determines whether these nerves are spared regardless of any aid.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K041732: Cavermap Surgical Aid.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041732

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026