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QardioCore

K201644510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 28, 2021256-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2800

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

Qardio, Inc. · DSH Recorder, Magnetic Tape, Medical

Cleared on Feb 28, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K121319 (iRhythm Technologies, Inc., 2012) after a 256-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2012. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Feb 28, 2021
Review
256 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K121319 (2012). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2024: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K032466 · Spiderview · Ela Medical, Inc. · 2003K121319 · Zio Patch · iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · 20122010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K121319 · Zio Patch · iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · 20120
  1. Root · 1 generation backK121319 Zio PatchiRhythm Technologies, Inc. · 2012
  2. This deviceK201644 QardioCoreQardio, Inc. · 2021
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK240794 Frontier X PlusFourth Frontier Technologies Pvt, Ltd. · 2024

Most influential descendants

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  • K240794Frontier X PlusFourth Frontier Technologies Pvt, Ltd. · 2024 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K121319Zio PatchiRhythm Technologies, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K201644QardioCoreQardio, Inc.2021—
+1K240794Frontier X PlusFourth Frontier Technologies Pvt, Ltd.2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K201644, 2012–2024Source: 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
*K121319Zio Patch
Summary page 4
…Electrocardiograph Classification: 2 Specialty: Cardiovascular Product code: DSH Predicate device iRhythm Technologies, Inc., Zio Patch, K121319 Reference device (Clinical study) ELA Medical, Inc., Spiderview Holter ECG recorder, K032466 Device Description and Test…
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.2012—
†K032466SpiderviewEla Medical, Inc.2003—

Also cleared against K121319: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K240794Frontier X PlusFourth Frontier Technologies Pvt, Ltd.20240

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.
  • Of its descendants, K240794 (Fourth Frontier Technologies Pvt, Ltd., 2024) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K121319.

How does its category compare?

All DSH devices

DSH Recorder, Magnetic Tape, Medical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DSH

4in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 32010: 22011: 62012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 62024: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2011) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSH

205in 2025

2009: 84 days median2011: 64 days median2017: 91 days median2018: 269 days median2019: 30 days median2020: 122 days median2021: 263 days median2022: 427 days median2023: 198 days median2025: 205 days median
2007high 427 (2022) · low 30 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · DSH

No recall names DSH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · DSH

213in 2025

2009: 12010: 82011: 32012: 12013: 22014: 32015: 82016: 62017: 312018: 302019: 762020: 912021: 1132022: 462023: 652024: 882025: 213
2007high 213 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSH, 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—00
20081—00
200938401
20102—08
201166403
20122—01
20132—02
20141—03
20152—08
20162—06
2017391031
20183269030
2019330076
20204122091
202142630113
20224427046
20236198065
20242—088
202542050213
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The QardioCore ECG ambulatory monitoring device is intended to capture, store, transmit, and display ECG information for recording periods of up to 24-hours in a single session. It is indicated for use on adult patients who may be asymptomatic or who meet clinical indications to perform an ECG-Holter monitor exam.

The QardioCore ECG monitor is a prescription-only device, and the reported information is provided for review by a physician who will render a diagnosis based on clinical judgment and experience.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K201644: QardioCore.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K201644

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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