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ES001 Digital stethoscope for general-purpose auscultation, ES002 Digital stethoscope for hearing impaired users, ES003 Digital stethoscope for telemedicine.

K211779510(k) TraditionalCleared May 26, 2022351-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1875

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

Chip Ideas Electronics S.L. · DQD Stethoscope, Electronic

Cleared on May 26, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K203007 (Chip Ideas Electronics S.L., 2020) after a 351-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1977.

Decided
May 26, 2022
Review
351 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K771653 (1977). 8 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK771653 Electronic Stethoscope3M Company · 1977
  2. 5 generations backK961848 3M Littmann Electronic StethoscopeMinnesota Mining and Mfg. Co. · 1997
  3. 4 generations backK041934 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 30003M Company · 2004
  4. 3 generations backK050159 Modification to: 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 30003M Company · 2005
  5. 2 generations backK083903 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 32003M Company · 2009
  6. 1 generation backK203007 eKuore Pro SeriesChip Ideas Electronics S.L. · 2020
  7. This deviceK211779 ES001 Digital stethoscope for general-purpose auscultation, ES002…Chip Ideas Electronics S.L. · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K771653Electronic Stethoscope3M Company1977—
−5K9618483M Littmann Electronic StethoscopeMinnesota Mining and Mfg. Co.1997—
−4K0419343M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 30003M Company2004—
−3K050159Modification to: 3M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 30003M Company2005—
−2K0839033M Littmann Electronic Stethoscope, Model 32003M Company2009—
−1K203007eKuore Pro SeriesChip Ideas Electronics S.L.2020—
0 (this device)K211779ES001 Digital stethoscope for general-purpose auscultation, ES002 Digital…Chip Ideas Electronics S.L.2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K211779, 1977–2022Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new DQD device

  1. #1 K200776 Eko COREscore 25.2 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K203007eKuore Pro Series
Summary page 4
…ss: Class II Product Code: DQD Regulation Number: 870.1875 PREDICATE DEVICE Predicate Device (S): eKuore Pro Series (K203007) Rev 02 05-1…
Chip Ideas Electronics S.L.2020—

Also cleared against K203007: 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 45 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.1 years on median.
  • None of the 8 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K203007.

How does its category compare?

All DQD devices

DQD Stethoscope, Electronic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DQD

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 62010: 12011: 42012: 22013: 52015: 22016: 32017: 42018: 42019: 42020: 62021: 42022: 82023: 102024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 6
2007high 10 (2023) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQD

89in 2025

2009: 161 days median2011: 107 days median2013: 70 days median2016: 250 days median2017: 109 days median2018: 131 days median2019: 262 days median2020: 104 days median2021: 137 days median2022: 203 days median2023: 132 days median2024: 153 days median2025: 89 days median2026 (partial year): 236 days median
2007high 262 (2019) · low 70 (2013)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQD

No recall names DQD since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · DQD

1in 2024

2011: 12013: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQD, 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—00
20081—00
2009616100
20101—00
2011410701
20122—00
201357001
20140—00
20152—00
2016325000
2017410900
2018413100
2019426200
2020610400
2021413700
2022820300
20231013200
2024415301
202538900
202662360—

What is it indicated for?

The eKuore Stethoscope Touch is intended to be used as a part of a physical assessment of a patient by healthcare professionals for diagnostic decision support in clinical settings.

The eKuore Stethoscope Touch is intended for use on pediatric and adult patients. It can electronically filter and transfer sounds to a compatible software application.

It can be used to record heart sounds and cardiac murmurs, bruits, respiratory sounds, and abdominal sounds during physical examination in normal patients or those with suspected diseases of the cardiac, vascular, pulmonary or abdominal organ systems.

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. “K211779: ES001 Digital stethoscope for general-purpose auscultation, ES002 Digital stethoscope for hearing impaired users, ES003 Digital stethoscope for telemedicine..” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K211779

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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