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Cardiodrive, Model 001-004115 (Non-Sterile); 001-1169-1 (Sterile)

K042850510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 9, 2006663-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

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

Stereotaxis, Inc. · DQY Catheter, Percutaneous

Cleared on Aug 9, 2006 as substantially equivalent to K021802 (Stereotaxis, Inc., 2003) after a 663-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1999.

Decided
Aug 9, 2006
Review
663 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K990271 (1999). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2000: 1 other ancestorK990271 · Endosonics Trak Back Device · Endosonics Corp. · 1999K021802 · Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer System · Stereotaxis, Inc. · 20031996199820002002200420062008
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor K021802 · Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer System · Stereotaxis, Inc. · 2003K990271 · Endosonics Trak Back Device · Endosonics Corp. · 19990
  1. Root · 2 generations backK990271 Endosonics Trak Back DeviceEndosonics Corp. · 1999
  2. 1 generation backK021802 Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer SystemStereotaxis, Inc. · 2003
  3. This deviceK042850 Cardiodrive, Model 001-004115 (Non-Sterile); 001-1169-1 (Sterile)Stereotaxis, Inc. · 2006
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K990271Endosonics Trak Back DeviceEndosonics Corp.1999—
−1K021802Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer SystemStereotaxis, Inc.2003—
0 (this device)K042850Cardiodrive, Model 001-004115 (Non-Sterile); 001-1169-1 (Sterile)Stereotaxis, Inc.2006—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K042850, 1999–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) 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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Top candidate predicates for a new DQY device

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K021802Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer System
Summary page 1
…predicate device. Conclusion The Stereotaxis Cardiodrive® is substantially equivalent to the Stereotaxis Catheter Advancer System (CAS) (021802) predicate device. Contact Gary M. Rauvola, Director, Regulatory Affairs for Disposable Products Date…
Stereotaxis, Inc.2003—

Also cleared against K021802: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 7 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.6 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K021802.

How does its category compare?

All DQY devices

DQY Catheter, Percutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQY

21in 2025

2007: 162008: 312009: 372010: 222011: 362012: 302013: 322014: 192015: 272016: 222017: 262018: 252019: 302020: 202021: 182022: 182023: 182024: 162025: 212026 (partial year): 11
2007high 37 (2009) · low 16 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQY

115in 2025

2007: 85 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 73 days median2010: 74 days median2011: 71 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 92 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 118 days median2016: 117 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 111 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 81 days median2022: 74 days median2023: 114 days median2024: 87 days median2025: 115 days median2026 (partial year): 30 days median
2007high 127 (2014) · low 66 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQY

1in 2025

2007: 62008: 122009: 172010: 322011: 62012: 22013: 36, 1 Class I2014: 32015: 32016: 22, 7 Class I2017: 82018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 22023: 172024: 12025: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 1 Class I
2007high 36 (2013) · low 0 (2022)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQY

3,056in 2025

2007: 3132008: 4962009: 8192010: 1,2932011: 1,2112012: 1,1912013: 1,3522014: 1,4972015: 2,3372016: 2,2522017: 2,4892018: 2,8552019: 2,9022020: 2,8892021: 3,0062022: 2,6432023: 3,0492024: 3,1902025: 3,056
2007high 3,190 (2024) · low 313 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQY, 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
200716856313
2008316612496
2009377317819
20102274321,293
2011367161,211
2012308721,191
2013329236 (1)1,352
20141912731,497
20152711832,337
20162211722 (7)2,252
20172611382,489
20182510622,855
20193011112,902
20202012022,889
2021188123,006
2022187402,643
202318114173,049
2024168713,190
2025211151 (1)3,056
202611302 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Cardiodrive® is intended for automatically advancing and retracting only compatible magnetic electrophysiology [EP] mapping catheters inside the patient's heart when used in conjunction with a Stereotaxis Magnetic Navigation System [MNS]. It is not intended to advance the EP mapping catheter through the coronary vasculature nor the coronary sinus.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K042850: Cardiodrive, Model 001-004115 (Non-Sterile); 001-1169-1 (Sterile).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042850

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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