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Wandy Dispersvie Electrode

K121268510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 20, 2012238-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

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

Bio-Med USA, Inc. · ODR Electrosurgical Patient Return Electrode

Cleared on Dec 20, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K100686 (Conmed Corporation, 2010) after a 238-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
Dec 20, 2012
Review
238 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ODR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K954633 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK954633 Conmed Electrosurgical Grounding PadConmedcorp · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK100686 Conmed Macrolyte Dispersive ElectrodeConmed Corporation · 2010
  3. This deviceK121268 Wandy Dispersvie ElectrodeBio-Med USA, Inc. · 2012
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K954633Conmed Electrosurgical Grounding PadConmedcorp1995—
−1K100686Conmed Macrolyte Dispersive ElectrodeConmed Corporation2010—
0 (this device)K121268Wandy Dispersvie ElectrodeBio-Med USA, Inc.2012—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121268, 1995–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K100686Conmed Macrolyte Dispersive Electrode
Summary page 1
…ing Pad Regulation : 878.4400 Class 11 Product Code : ODR 4. Legally marketed Predicate Device K100686 Conmed Corp Macrolyte Dispersive Electrode 5. Device Description Wandy Dispersive Electrode is design…
Conmed Corporation2010—

Also cleared against K100686: 1 other device →

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 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 14.6 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K100686.

How does its category compare?

All ODR devices

ODR Electrosurgical Patient Return Electrode: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · ODR

1in 2016

2008: 12012: 12016: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ODR

Too few ODR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ODR

No recall names ODR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ODR

1in 2017

2007: 32008: 942009: 1182010: 232011: 62012: 42013: 62014: 42016: 22017: 1
2007high 118 (2009) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ODR, 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
20070—03
20081—094
20090—0118
20100—023
20110—06
20121—04
20130—06
20140—04
20150—00
20161—02
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Wandy's Dispersive Electrode is intended use to the patient during Electrosurgical procedures to provide a path for RF current to leave the patient and return to the Generator

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K121268: Wandy Dispersvie Electrode.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121268

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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