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Acunav V Ultrasound Catheter

K081808510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 26, 200892-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1200

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

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · OBJ Catheter, Ultrasound, Intravascular

Cleared on Sep 26, 2008 after a 92-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 26 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 26, 2008
Review
92 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OBJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

26 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 3 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK081808 Acunav V Ultrasound CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2008
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 24 of its ownK163478 AcuNav Volume ICE CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2017
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 23 of its ownK173618 ACUSON AcuNav Volume Intracardiac Echocardiography CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2017 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 19 of its ownK181098 ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2018
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK191467 Aplio i900/i800/i700/i600 Diagnostic Ultrasound System, V4.0Canon Medical Systems Corporation · 2019
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 8 of its ownK200585 Acuson SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2020

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Descendants cleared per year

2017: 32018: 12019: 12020: 52021: 32022: 22023: 12024: 32025: 32026: 4
2017high 5 (2020) · low 1 (2018)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K163478AcuNav Volume ICE CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly24descendants
  • K173618ACUSON AcuNav Volume Intracardiac Echocardiography CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2017 · 2 generations on23descendants
  • K181098ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2018 · 3 generations on19descendants
  • K191467Aplio i900/i800/i700/i600 Diagnostic Ultrasound System, V4.0Canon Medical Systems Corporation · 2019 · 4 generations on9descendants
  • K200585Acuson SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2020 · 4 generations on8descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K081808Acunav V Ultrasound CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2008—
+1K163478AcuNav Volume ICE CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2017—
+2K173618ACUSON AcuNav Volume Intracardiac Echocardiography CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.20171
+3K181098ACUSON SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2018—
+4K191467Aplio i900/i800/i700/i600 Diagnostic Ultrasound System, V4.0Canon Medical Systems Corporation2019—
+4K200585Acuson SC2000 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201730
201810
201910
202050
202130
202220
202310
202430
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K081808, 2008–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—AcuNav Ultrasound Imaging Catheter
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (26)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K163478AcuNav Volume ICE CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.201724
K170992AcuNav V 10F Ultrasound CatheterSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.20170

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?

  • Of its descendants, K163478 (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 24 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All OBJ devices

OBJ Catheter, Ultrasound, Intravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OBJ

7in 2025

2007: 32008: 62009: 32010: 12011: 42012: 32013: 42014: 32015: 42016: 42017: 62018: 22019: 12020: 42021: 32022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 72026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2025) · low 1 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OBJ

35in 2025

2007: 74 days median2008: 100 days median2009: 108 days median2011: 109 days median2012: 136 days median2013: 96 days median2014: 30 days median2015: 131 days median2016: 94 days median2017: 45 days median2020: 135 days median2021: 29 days median2022: 63 days median2023: 63 days median2024: 131 days median2025: 35 days median2026 (partial year): 81 days median
2007high 136 (2012) · low 29 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · OBJ

2in 2020

2015: 22017: 22018: 22020: 22026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · OBJ

791in 2025

2008: 62009: 222010: 392011: 472012: 532013: 3282014: 6092015: 4012016: 5152017: 5242018: 5422019: 2372020: 2882021: 3532022: 4732023: 6972024: 1,1542025: 791
2007high 1,154 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200737400
2008610006
20093108022
20101—039
20114109047
20123136053
20134960328
20143300609
201541312401
20164940515
20176452524
20182—2542
20191—0237
202041352288
20213290353
20223630473
20233630697
2024313101,154
20257350791
20264811 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The AcuNavTM V Ultrasound Catheter is intended for intra-cardiac and intra-luminal visualization of cardiac and great vessel anatomy and physiology as well as visualization of other devices in the heart.

The Acuson AcuNav V Ultrasound Catheter is intended for intra-cardiac and intra-luminal visualization of cardiac and great vessel anatomy and physiology, as well as visualization of other devices in the heart of adult and pediatric patients.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K081808: Acunav V Ultrasound Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K081808

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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