# K062727: Cardioblate Navigator Tissue Dissection Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Oct 11, 2006 after 28 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K961122 (1996). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K041681: Atricure Dissector, AtriCure, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Medtronic® Cardioblate® Navigator Tissue Dissection Device is intended to dissect soft tissue during general, ENT, thoracic, urological, and gynecological surgical procedures. The device's battery-powered light source is used to navigate soft tissue for identifcation of the tip location around anatomic structures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K062727
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology