# K240050: SOUNDSTAR™ CRYSTAL Ultrasound Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Biosense Webster, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 12, 2024 after 156 days
- Product code: OBJ (Catheter, Ultrasound, Intravascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1200
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K921148 (1992). 9 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K112050: Soundstar Eco Diagnostic Ultrasound Catheter, Biosense Webster, Inc. (2011) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K254149: Reprocessed AcuNav CRYSTAL™ Ultrasound Catheter 9F x 90 CM, For Use on Siemens System (R11510825); Reprocessed AcuNav CRYSTAL™ Ultrasound Catheter 9F x 90 CM, For Use on GE System (R11657484); Reprocessed SOUNDSTAR CRYSTAL™ Ultrasound Catheter 9F x 90 CM, For Use on Siemens System (R11510826); Reprocessed SOUNDSTAR CRYSTAL™ Ultrasound Catheter 9F x 90 CM, For Use on GE System (R11657485) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SOUNDSTAR™ CRYSTAL Ultrasound Catheter and related accessory devices are indicated for intra-cardiac and intra-luminal visualization of cardiac and great vessel anatomy and physiology as well as visualization of other devices in the heart. When used with compatible CARTO™ 3 EP Navigation Systems, the catheter provides location information. Refer to the Compatibility Matrix Insert for compatible CARTO™ 3 Systems as each catheter is compatible with a specific version of the CARTO™ 3 System and is not backward compatible with previous versions of the CARTO™ 3 EP Navigation System.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K240050
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology