# K052827: Modification to Medrad 8-Receiver Phased Array Neurovascular Coil for Siemens

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Medrad, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 1, 2005 after 27 days
- Product code: MOS (Coil, Magnetic Resonance, Specialty)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1000
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K892235 (1989). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K023596: Medrad 8-Receiver Phased Array Neurovascular Coil, Medrad, Inc. (2002). Our reading of the summary gave K023569, FDA’s number for Siemens Multiview Workstation Modifications (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.). Corrected to the number with two digits swapped whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “MEDRAD 8-Receiver Phased Array Neurovascular Coil”.

## Indications for use
The MEDRAD Phased Array Neurovascular Coil is a receive-only coil intended to be used with Siemens 1.5T MRI Scanners. The coil will facilitate complete MR imaging, including spectroscopy, of the intracranial/extracranial, neurovascular, skull base and C-spine regions without moving the patient or the coil; i.e., no scan room intervention.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052827
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology