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Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (RF Probe), Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (Access Instruments), Relievant RF Generator

K190504510(k) TraditionalCleared May 3, 201963-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4725

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

Relievant Medsystems · GXI Probe, Radiofrequency Lesion

Cleared on May 3, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K180369 (Relievant Medsystems, 2018) and 2 other predicates after a 63-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1999. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 3, 2019
Review
63 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GXI
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K991218 (1999). 15 ancestors in all, the oldest K896450 (1991). 3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2018: 1 other ancestor2017: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2010: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor2004: 2 other ancestors2000: 2 other ancestors2001: 1 other ancestor2025: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants clearedK991218 · Oratec Bipolar Ablation Probes · Oratec Interventions, Inc. · 1999K031371 · Saphyre Bipolar Ablation Probes · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003K043442 · Stryker RF Coaxial Bipolar Electrodes & Cannulae · Stryker Instruments · 2005K153272 · INTRACEPT Flexible Bi-Polar RF Probe and Easy Access Instrument Set · Relievant Medsystems · 2016K170827 · INTRACEPT Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System · Relievant Medsystems · 20171990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 2 other ancestors4 generations back: 3 other ancestors5 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant K170827 · INTRACEPT Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System · Relievant Medsystems · 2017K153272 · INTRACEPT Flexible Bi-Polar RF Probe and Easy Access Instrument Set · Relievant Medsystems · 2016K043442 · Stryker RF Coaxial Bipolar Electrodes & Cannulae · Stryker Instruments · 2005K031371 · Saphyre Bipolar Ablation Probes · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003K991218 · Oratec Bipolar Ablation Probes · Oratec Interventions, Inc. · 1999−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK991218 Oratec Bipolar Ablation ProbesOratec Interventions, Inc. · 1999
  2. 4 generations backK031371 Saphyre Bipolar Ablation ProbesSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003
  3. 3 generations backK043442 Stryker RF Coaxial Bipolar Electrodes & CannulaeStryker Instruments · 2005
  4. 2 generations backK153272 INTRACEPT Flexible Bi-Polar RF Probe and Easy Access Instrument SetRelievant Medsystems · 2016
  5. 1 generation backK170827 INTRACEPT Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems · 2017
  6. This deviceK190504 Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (RF Probe), Intracept…Relievant Medsystems · 2019
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK213836 Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc. · 2022
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK250213 OptaBlate BVN Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (10mm Probe Single…Stryker Instruments · 2025
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK222281 Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc. · 2022 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K213836Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc. · 2022 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K250213OptaBlate BVN Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (10mm Probe Single Kit); OptaBlate BVN…Stryker Instruments · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K222281Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc. · 2022 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K991218Oratec Bipolar Ablation ProbesOratec Interventions, Inc.1999—
−4K031371Saphyre Bipolar Ablation ProbesSmith & Nephew, Inc.2003—
−3K043442Stryker RF Coaxial Bipolar Electrodes & CannulaeStryker Instruments2005—
−2K153272INTRACEPT Flexible Bi-Polar RF Probe and Easy Access Instrument SetRelievant Medsystems2016—
−1K170827INTRACEPT Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems2017—
0 (this device)K190504Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (RF Probe), Intracept…Relievant Medsystems2019—
+1K213836Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc.2022—
+1K250213OptaBlate BVN Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (10mm Probe Single Kit)…Stryker Instruments2025—
+2K222281Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc.20221

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
200020
200110
200420
200710
201010
201710
201810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202220
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190504, 1999–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K180369Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (component Intracept RF Probe)
Summary page 4
…Radiofrequency lesion generator, 21 CFR 882.4400, Product Code GXD Predicate Device: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.: Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (K180369, K170827) and Relievant RFG (K171143) Device Description: The Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (Intracept System) i…
Relievant Medsystems2018—
*K170827INTRACEPT Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System
Summary page 4
…Radiofrequency lesion generator, 21 CFR 882.4400, Product Code GXD Predicate Device: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.: Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (K180369, K170827) and Relievant RFG (K171143) Device Description: The Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (Intracept System) is compris…
Relievant Medsystems2017—
*K171143Relievant Medsystems RF Generator
Summary page 4
…ator, 21 CFR 882.4400, Product Code GXD Predicate Device: Relievant Medsystems, Inc.: Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (K180369, K170827) and Relievant RFG (K171143) Device Description: The Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (Intracept System) is comprised of sterile, single-use co…
Relievant Medsystems2017—

What descends from it? (3)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K213836Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation SystemRelievant Medsystems, Inc.20221
K250213OptaBlate BVN Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (10mm Probe Single Kit); OptaBlate BVN…Stryker Instruments20250

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 20 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.0 years on median.
  • 2 of the 15 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K213836 (Relievant Medsystems, Inc., 2022) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GXI devices

GXI Probe, Radiofrequency Lesion: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GXI

4in 2025

2007: 42008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 32022: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GXI

183in 2025

2007: 87 days median2011: 64 days median2016: 240 days median2017: 125 days median2019: 63 days median2020: 255 days median2025: 183 days median
2007high 255 (2020) · low 63 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · GXI

1in 2019

2007: 32008: 12010: 12012: 12013: 12017: 12019: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GXI

98in 2025

2007: 12008: 42009: 102010: 82011: 52012: 142013: 252014: 202015: 232016: 162017: 1502018: 1472019: 932020: 312021: 302022: 462023: 352024: 452025: 98
2007high 150 (2017) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GXI, 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
200748731
20082—14
20092—010
20102—18
201136405
20121—114
20131—125
20141—020
20151—023
20163240016
201731251150
20181—0147
2019363193
20203255031
20210—030
20222—046
20230—035
20240—045
20254183098
20262—3—

What is it indicated for?

The Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System is intended to be used in conjunction with radiofrequency (RF) generators for the ablation of basivertebral nerves of the L3 through S1 vertebrae for the relief of chronic low back pain of at least six months duration that has not responded to at least six months of conservative care, and is also accompanied by features consistent with Type 1 or Type 2 Modic changes on an MRI such as inflammation, edema…

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The Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System is intended to be used in conjunction with radiofrequency (RF) generators for the ablation of basivertebral nerves of the L3 through S1 vertebrae for the relief of chronic low back pain of at least six months duration that has not responded to at least six months of conservative care, and is also accompanied by features consistent with Type 1 or Type 2 Modic changes on an MRI such as inflammation, edema, vertebral endplate changes, disruption and fissuring of the endplate, vascularized fibrous tissues within the adjacent marrow, hypointensive signals (Type 1 Modic change), and changes to the vertebral body marrow including replacement of normal bone marrow by fat, and hyperintensive signals (Type 2 Modic change).

The Relievant RFG is intended to be used with RF probes FDA cleared as part of the Relievant Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System for the ablation of basivertebral nerves of the L3 through S1 vertebrae for the relief of chronic low back pain of at least six months duration that has not responded to at least six months of conservative care, and is also accompanied by features consistent with Type 1 or Type 2 Modic changes on an MRI such as inflammation, edema, vertebral endplate changes, disruption and fissuring of the endplate, vascularized fibrous tissues within the adjacent marrow, hypointensive signals (Type 1 Modic change), and changes to the vertebral body marrow including replacement of normal bone marrow by fat, and hyperintensive signals (Type 2 Modic change).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K190504: Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (RF Probe), Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System (Access Instruments), Relievant RF Generator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190504

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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