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Cleared

Sternal Cable System

K193479510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 23, 202098-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3010

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

A & E Medical Corporation · JDQ Cerclage, Fixation

Cleared on Mar 23, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K180582 (A & E Medical Corporation, 2018) after a 98-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994.

Decided
Mar 23, 2020
Review
98 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K935481 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK935481 Sponger Cable System, ModificationPioneer Surgical Technology · 1994
  2. 1 generation backK180582 Sternal Cable SystemA & E Medical Corporation · 2018
  3. This deviceK193479 Sternal Cable SystemA & E Medical Corporation · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K935481Sponger Cable System, ModificationPioneer Surgical Technology1994—
−1K180582Sternal Cable SystemA & E Medical Corporation2018—
0 (this device)K193479Sternal Cable SystemA & E Medical Corporation2020—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K193479, 1994–2020Source: 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
*K180582Sternal Cable System
Summary page 4
…Cable System Classification: Class II; JDQ; 21 CFR 888.3010; Cerclage, Fixation Panel: Panel Code 87 Predicate: K180582 Sternal Cable System Description: The Sternal Cable System is an alternative over traditional monofilament sternal…
A & E Medical Corporation2018—

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 26 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 24.3 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All JDQ devices

JDQ Cerclage, Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JDQ

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22011: 62012: 32013: 12014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 12018: 62020: 42022: 22023: 32024: 32025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2011) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDQ

130in 2024

2011: 130 days median2012: 134 days median2015: 92 days median2016: 129 days median2018: 101 days median2020: 93 days median2023: 141 days median2024: 130 days median
2007high 141 (2023) · low 92 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDQ

5in 2019

2008: 22010: 22013: 12015: 12019: 5
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDQ

84in 2025

2007: 52008: 252009: 192010: 282011: 302012: 1302013: 3212014: 2232015: 2052016: 2242017: 1382018: 1822019: 1582020: 1252021: 1412022: 1342023: 982024: 1152025: 84
2007high 321 (2013) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDQ, 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
20071—05
20082—225
20092—019
20100—228
20116130030
201231340130
20131—1321
20142—0223
20155921205
201641290224
20171—0138
201861010182
20190—5158
20204930125
20210—0141
20222—0134
20233141098
202431300115
20252—084
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Cardiovascular surgery - closure of the sternum following sternotomy.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K193479: Sternal Cable System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K193479

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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