# K052313: Stimuplex HNS-12, Model 4892098

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Stockert GmbH
- Decided: Nov 17, 2005 after 84 days
- Product code: BXN (Stimulator, Nerve, Battery-Powered)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.2775
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K003983 (2001). 1 ancestor in all.
15 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K003983: Stimuplex HNS-11, Stockert GmbH (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K072092: Xpod/Xmap Nerve Stimulator (2007), 12 descendants of its own
- K093591: Stimpod Model NMS-400 Nerve Stimulator (2009), 10 descendants of its own
- K102084: Stimpod NMS450 Nerve Stimulator (2010), 6 descendants of its own
- K173526: SENTIO MMG Gen 2 (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K161091: STIMPOD NMS460 Nerve Stimulator (2017), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Stimuplex HNS-12 is a peripheral nerve stimulator used to test the level of pharmacological effects of anesthetic drugs and gases to the patient and/or as a nerve locator for the verification of needle placement for the application of local anesthetics. This device can be used wherever peripheral anesthesia is normally applied (i.e. physicians office or hospital).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052313
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology