510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVolta AF-Xplorer
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Volta Medical · DQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable
Cleared on May 9, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K232616 (Volta Medical, 2023) after a 149-day review. Its family tree reaches back 11 generations to 2000. 1 later device descends from it.
- Decided
- May 9, 2025
- Review
- 149 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DQK
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 11 generations to K001437 (2000). 19 ancestors in all, the oldest K982415 (1998). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.
- Root · 11 generations backK001437 Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 2000
- 7 generations between
- 3 generations backK201298 VX1Volta Medical · 2020
- 2 generations backK223516 VX1+Volta Medical · 2023
- 1 generation backK232616 Volta AF-XplorerVolta Medical · 2023
- This deviceK243812 Volta AF-XplorerVolta Medical · 2025
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK251518 Volta AF-Xplorer IIVolta Medical · 2025
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- Root · 11 generations backK001437 Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 2000
- 10 generations backK012926 Modification to Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 2001
- 9 generations backK030129 Modification to Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 2003
- 8 generations backK042493 Ensite System, Model EE3000Endocardial Solutions, Inc. · 2004
- 7 generations backK060954 Modification to Ensite System, Model EE3000St. Jude Medical, Inc.-Endocardial Solutions · 2006
- 6 generations backK072202 Carto 3 Navigation System (Model:FG-5400-00), Carto 3 External…Biosense Webster, Inc. · 2007
- 5 generations backK090017 Carto 3 EP Navigation System, V1.0 and AccessoriesBiosense Webster, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
- 4 generations backK093566 Carto XP EP Navigation System, Version 10Biosense Webster, Inc. · 2010
- 3 generations backK201298 VX1Volta Medical · 2020
- 2 generations backK223516 VX1+Volta Medical · 2023
- 1 generation backK232616 Volta AF-XplorerVolta Medical · 2023
- This deviceK243812 Volta AF-XplorerVolta Medical · 2025
Most influential descendants
Showing 1 of 1 · See all- K251518Volta AF-Xplorer IIVolta Medical · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −11 | K001437 | Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000 | Endocardial Solutions, Inc. | 2000 | — |
| −10 | K012926 | Modification to Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000 | Endocardial Solutions, Inc. | 2001 | — |
| −9 | K030129 | Modification to Ensite 3000 System, Model EE3000 | Endocardial Solutions, Inc. | 2003 | — |
| −8 | K042493 | Ensite System, Model EE3000 | Endocardial Solutions, Inc. | 2004 | — |
| −7 | K060954 | Modification to Ensite System, Model EE3000 | St. Jude Medical, Inc.-Endocardial Solutions | 2006 | — |
| −6 | K072202 | Carto 3 Navigation System (Model:FG-5400-00), Carto 3 External Reference… | Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| −5 | K090017 | Carto 3 EP Navigation System, V1.0 and Accessories | Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2009 | 4 |
| −4 | K093566 | Carto XP EP Navigation System, Version 10 | Biosense Webster, Inc. | 2010 | — |
| −3 | K201298 | VX1 | Volta Medical | 2020 | — |
| −2 | K223516 | VX1+ | Volta Medical | 2023 | — |
| −1 | K232616 | Volta AF-Xplorer | Volta Medical | 2023 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K243812 | Volta AF-Xplorer | Volta Medical | 2025 | — |
| +1 | K251518 | Volta AF-Xplorer II | Volta Medical | 2025 | — |
Other ancestors by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K232616 | Volta AF-XplorerSummary page 5…lassification Name: Programmable Diagnostic Computer Regulatory Class: 21 C.F.R § 870.1425 Product Code: DQK Predicate Device Volta Medical, Volta AF-Xplorer (K232616) Reference Device Volta Medical, VX1 (K201298) Device Description The Volta AF-Xplorer is a machine and deep learning… | 2023 |
| † | K201298 | VX1 | 2020 |
What descends from it? (1)
1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
| Number | Device | Decided | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| K251518 | Volta AF-Xplorer II | 2025 | 0 |
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 25 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.6 years on median.
- 1 of the 19 ancestors has a recall of any class.
- Of its descendants, K251518 (Volta Medical, 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
How does its category compare?
All DQK devicesDQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · DQK
23so far in 2026, the most since 2007
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DQK
95in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · DQK
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DQK
433in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DQK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13 | 83 | 4 | 18 |
| 2008 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 34 |
| 2009 | 12 | 93 | 2 | 40 |
| 2010 | 9 | 64 | 3 | 49 |
| 2011 | 12 | 69 | 2 | 55 |
| 2012 | 7 | 74 | 3 | 129 |
| 2013 | 13 | 68 | 1 | 180 |
| 2014 | 9 | 90 | 4 | 115 |
| 2015 | 7 | 125 | 2 | 131 |
| 2016 | 15 | 190 | 0 | 340 |
| 2017 | 7 | 146 | 2 | 252 |
| 2018 | 14 | 150 | 6 | 261 |
| 2019 | 15 | 113 | 1 | 218 |
| 2020 | 16 | 123 | 1 | 215 |
| 2021 | 16 | 132 | 1 | 351 |
| 2022 | 19 | 136 | 2 | 319 |
| 2023 | 21 | 133 | 2 | 340 |
| 2024 | 13 | 100 | 24 | 557 |
| 2025 | 22 | 95 | 1 | 433 |
| 2026 | 23 | 151 | 2 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Volta AF-Xplorer assists operators in the real-time manual or automatic annotation of 3D anatomical and electrical maps of human atria for the presence of multipolar intra-cardiac atrial electrograms exhibiting spatiotemporal dispersion during atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K243812 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K243812: Volta AF-Xplorer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K243812
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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