# K060400: Cardioblate Surgical  Ablation Generator, Model 68000; Cardioblate BP2 Surgical Ablation Device, Model 60831; Cardioblat

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 28, 2006 after 13 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K942299 (1995). 39 ancestors in all.
14 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 54 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K031247: Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation System, Medtronic Vascular (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K063630: Atricure Ablation System (2007), 7 descendants of its own
- K101174: Atricure Bipolar System Including Isolator Synergy Dual Electrode Clamps Model OLL2, OSL2, EMR2, EML2 (2010), 6 descendants of its own
- K110117: Atricure Bipolar System (2011), 5 descendants of its own
- K210477: AtriCure Isolator Encompass Ablation System, GLIDEPATH Magnetic GUIDE (2021), 2 descendants of its own
- K211311: AtriCure Isolator® Synergy™ Surgical Ablation System (2021), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Medtronic Cardioblate® System is intended to ablate soft tissue during general surgery using radiofrequency energy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060400
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology