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Zipprep Electrode

K070069510(k) SpecialCleared Feb 5, 200728-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1320

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

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. · GXY Electrode, Cutaneous

Cleared on Feb 5, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K940802 (Aspect Medical Systems, Inc., 1994) and 1 other predicate after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1977.

Decided: Feb 5, 2007
Review: 28 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GXY
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K761301 (1977). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK761301 V-Trace Ecg BackpadNdm Corp. · 1977
1 generation backK961821 Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep Eeg SensorAspect Medical Systems, Inc. · 1996
This deviceK070069 Zipprep ElectrodeAspect Medical Systems, Inc. · 2007

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K761301	V-Trace Ecg Backpad	Ndm Corp.	1977	—
−1	K961821	Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep Eeg Sensor	Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.	1996	—
0 (this device)	K070069	Zipprep Electrode	Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.	2007	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1994	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K070069, 1977–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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What was it cleared against? (2)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K940802	Zipprep Electrode Summary page 1 …ss II device. Refer to 21 CFR 882.1320 Product Code: GXY Predicate Devices: Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep Electrode 5 10(k), # K940802, received FDA clearance on June 22, 1994. Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep EEG Sensor…	Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.	1994	—
*	K961821	Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep Eeg Sensor Summary page 1 …5 10(k), # K940802, received FDA clearance on June 22, 1994. Aspect Medical Systems Zipprep EEG Sensor 510(k)#K961821, received FDA clearance on October 04, 1996. Device Description: The Zipprep Electrode is a single patient use, disposable…	Aspect Medical Systems, Inc.	1996	—

Also cleared against K940802: 2 other devices →

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 30 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 19.7 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K940802.

How does its category compare?

All GXY devices

GXY Electrode, Cutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GXY

6in 2025

2007high 17 (2009) · low 3 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GXY

148in 2025

2007high 203 (2014) · low 81 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · GXY

2in 2023

2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GXY

58in 2025

2007high 58 (2025) · low 10 (2018)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GXY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	7	88	0	14
2008	9	136	0	17
2009	17	159	4	15
2010	3	137	1	14
2011	6	183	5	16
2012	9	150	4	16
2013	7	99	0	15
2014	9	203	0	11
2015	6	119	0	19
2016	6	170	0	15
2017	9	116	0	11
2018	14	135	0	10
2019	9	113	0	19
2020	4	108	0	11
2021	12	195	0	21
2022	5	81	0	34
2023	13	132	2	25
2024	7	111	0	51
2025	6	148	0	58
2026	12	70	0	—

What is it indicated for?

The Zipprep Electrode is applied directly to the patient's skin to

enable recording of physiological signals.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K070069 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K070069: Zipprep Electrode.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070069

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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