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Ensite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic Catheter

K121006510(k) SpecialCleared May 3, 201230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1220

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

St Jude Medical · MTD Catheter, Intracardiac Mapping, High-Density Array

Cleared on May 3, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K983456 (Endocardial Solutions, Inc., 1999) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999.

Decided
May 3, 2012
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MTD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K983456 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K983456 · Ensite 3000 System · Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 19991995200020052010
K983456 · Ensite 3000 System · Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 19990
  1. Root · 1 generation backK983456 Ensite 3000 SystemEndocardial Solutions, Inc. · 1999
  2. This deviceK121006 Ensite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic CatheterSt Jude Medical · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K983456Ensite 3000 SystemEndocardial Solutions, Inc.1999—
0 (this device)K121006Ensite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic CatheterSt Jude Medical2012—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121006, 1999–2012Source: 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
*K983456Ensite 3000 System
Summary page 1
…Recording Catheter Classification: Class 11, 21 CFR 870.1220, Product Code DRF Predicate Device(s): EnSite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic Catheter (K983456) The EnSite Array Multi-electrode Diagnostic Catheter (EnSite Array Cathet…
Endocardial Solutions, Inc.1999—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All MTD devices

MTD Catheter, Intracardiac Mapping, High-Density Array: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MTD

2in 2024

2012: 22013: 22014: 22016: 12017: 22018: 12020: 42021: 12022: 22023: 32024: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MTD

66in 2023

2020: 169 days median2023: 66 days median
2007high 169 (2020) · low 66 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · MTD

2in 2017

2017: 2
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MTD

385in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 62010: 192011: 142012: 172013: 302014: 282015: 362016: 352017: 382018: 492019: 772020: 872021: 992022: 1452023: 1842024: 3782025: 385
2007high 385 (2025) · low 1 (2007)2025

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

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—01
20080—03
20090—06
20100—019
20110—014
20122—017
20132—030
20142—028
20150—036
20161—035
20172—238
20181—049
20190—077
20204169087
20211—099
20222—0145
20233660184
20242—0378
20250—0385
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The EnSite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic Catheter, when used with the EnSite System, is intended to be used in the right atrium of patients with complex arrhythmias that may be difficult to identify using conventional mapping systems alone (i.e. linear mapping catheters).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K121006: Ensite Array Multi-Electrode Diagnostic Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121006

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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