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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2014

Sensei X Robotic Catheter System

K141822510(k) SpecialCleared Aug 5, 201429-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1290Recalls 1

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

Hanson Medical, Inc. · DXX System, Catheter Control, Steerable

Cleared on Aug 5, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K102168 (Hansen Medical, Inc., 2010) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1990. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Aug 5, 2014
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DXX
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K900765 (1990). 10 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK900765 Steerocath (TM)Ep Technologies, Inc. · 1990
  2. 7 generations backK013484 Telstar Magnetic Navigation Systems [MNS}, Telstar BI-Plane Digital…Stereotaxis, Inc. · 2002
  3. 6 generations backK021555 Stereotaxis Niobe Magnetic Navigation SystemStereotaxis, Inc. · 2003
  4. 5 generations backK052480 Hansen Medical Catheter Control System (CCS) and Accessories, Hansen…Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  5. 4 generations backK073225 Sensei Catheter Control SystemHansen Medical, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  6. 3 generations backK090365 Hansen Medical Artisan S Control CatheterHansen Medical, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
  7. 2 generations backK091808 Sensei Robotic Catheter System, Model 02057Hansen Medical, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
  8. 1 generation backK102168 Sensei X Robotic Catheter SystemHansen Medical, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  9. This deviceK141822 Sensei X Robotic Catheter SystemHanson Medical, Inc. · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K900765Steerocath (TM)Ep Technologies, Inc.1990—
−7K013484Telstar Magnetic Navigation Systems [MNS}, Telstar BI-Plane Digital Imaging…Stereotaxis, Inc.2002—
−6K021555Stereotaxis Niobe Magnetic Navigation SystemStereotaxis, Inc.2003—
−5K052480Hansen Medical Catheter Control System (CCS) and Accessories, Hansen Medical…Hansen Medical, Inc.20072
−4K073225Sensei Catheter Control SystemHansen Medical, Inc.20081
−3K090365Hansen Medical Artisan S Control CatheterHansen Medical, Inc.20091
−2K091808Sensei Robotic Catheter System, Model 02057Hansen Medical, Inc.20091
−1K102168Sensei X Robotic Catheter SystemHansen Medical, Inc.20101
0 (this device)K141822Sensei X Robotic Catheter SystemHanson Medical, Inc.2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
199810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K141822, 1990–2014Source: 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
*K102168Sensei X Robotic Catheter System
Summary page 4
…Robotic Catheter System is substantially equivalent in intended use and method of operation to the earlier Sensei System (Sensei X Robotic Catheter System) cleared under K102168. Hansen Medical Special 510(k) Submission Page 7-1 of 3 Sensei X Robotic Catheter System…
Hansen Medical, Inc.20101

Also cleared against K102168: 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)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Dec 4, 2014Class IIZ-0896-2015Device DesignThe Set Up Joint subassembly of the Sensei X Robotic Catheter System may become loose relative to the operating table with the potential for the device to fall causing, uncontrolled catheter movement. cardiac tampenade, delayed procedure…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.2 years on median.
  • 6 of the 10 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K102168.

How does its category compare?

All DXX devices

DXX System, Catheter Control, Steerable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DXX

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 12012: 42013: 12014: 42015: 42016: 22018: 32020: 12022: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2012) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DXX

76in 2018

2012: 155 days median2014: 104 days median2015: 156 days median2018: 76 days median
2007high 156 (2015) · low 76 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · DXX

1in 2014

2009: 12014: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DXX

1in 2024

2007: 12009: 22011: 62012: 22013: 12014: 142015: 22016: 252017: 32018: 92019: 92020: 42021: 52022: 12024: 1
2007high 25 (2016) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DXX, 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
20072—01
20081—00
20092—12
20101—00
20110—06
2012415502
20131—01
20144104114
2015415602
20162—025
20170—03
201837609
20190—09
20201—04
20210—05
20221—01
20230—00
20240—01
20252—00
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Hansen Medical Sensei X Robotic Catheter System and Accessories are intended to facilitate manipulation, positioning and control of Hansen Medical’s robotically steerable catheters for collecting electrophysiological data within the heart atria with electro-anatomic mapping and recording systems, using the following percutaneous mapping catheters: the Polaris-Dx™ Steerable Diagnostic catheters made by Boston Scientific Corporation and the Livewire™ Electrophysiology catheters made by St. Jude Medical.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K141822: Sensei X Robotic Catheter System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K141822

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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