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Intellidrop

K251598510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 10, 2025197-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5550

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

Brainspace, Inc. · JXG Shunt, Central Nervous System And Components

Cleared on Dec 10, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K172759 (Aqueduct Critical Care, Inc., 2017) after a 197-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1990. 1 of the 7 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.

Decided
Dec 10, 2025
Review
197 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JXG
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K902257 (1990). 6 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 7 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK902257 Codman* External Drainage System II (Eds-II)Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 1990
  2. 4 generations backK984053 Becker External Drainage and Monitoring SystemMedtronic PS Medical · 1999 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. 3 generations backK161605 Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc. · 2016
  4. 2 generations backK171586 Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc. · 2017
  5. 1 generation backK172759 Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc. · 2017
  6. This deviceK251598 IntellidropBrainspace, Inc. · 2025

Class I recalls in this family

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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K902257Codman* External Drainage System II (Eds-II)Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.1990—
−4K984053Becker External Drainage and Monitoring SystemMedtronic PS Medical1999Class I
−3K161605Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc.2016—
−2K171586Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc.2017—
−1K172759Smart External Drain (SED) SystemAqueduct Critical Care, Inc.2017—
0 (this device)K251598IntellidropBrainspace, Inc.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K251598, 1990–2025Source: 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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new JXG device

  1. #1 K243531 Codman Libertís Shunt Catheter with Bactiseal…score 11.9 · 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
*K172759Smart External Drain (SED) System
Summary page 6
…e and intracranial pressure (ICP) for ventricular or lumbar use. Predicate Device: • Smart External Drain (SED) System by Aqueduct Critical Care Inc. (K172759) The BrainSpace Intellidrop is substantially similar to the predicate. The intended use and patient populations are identical an…
Aqueduct Critical Care, Inc.2017—

Also cleared against K172759: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K984053Becker External Drainage and Monitoring SystemMedtronic PS Medical · 1999 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 15 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 35 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.1 years on median.
  • 1 of the 6 ancestors has a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K172759.

How does its category compare?

All JXG devices

JXG Shunt, Central Nervous System And Components: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JXG

8in 2025

2007: 32008: 62009: 52010: 32011: 72012: 32013: 32015: 62016: 62017: 72018: 62019: 42020: 22021: 12022: 42023: 52024: 32025: 82026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JXG

255in 2025

2007: 184 days median2008: 60 days median2009: 106 days median2010: 30 days median2011: 136 days median2012: 78 days median2013: 108 days median2015: 276 days median2016: 143 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 102 days median2019: 101 days median2022: 101 days median2023: 134 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 255 days median
2007high 276 (2015) · low 30 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · JXG

3in 2024

2008: 12009: 302011: 52012: 12013: 142014: 62017: 12020: 82023: 22024: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 30 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JXG

1,198in 2025

2007: 6492008: 6302009: 6292010: 8122011: 7872012: 9772013: 1,0042014: 1,2512015: 9842016: 1,0912017: 1,3352018: 1,4842019: 1,2952020: 1,2062021: 1,4672022: 1,3292023: 1,2212024: 1,2142025: 1,198
2007high 1,484 (2018) · low 629 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JXG, 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
200731840649
20086601630
2009510630629
20103300812
201171365787
20123781977
20133108141,004
20140—61,251
201562760984
2016614301,091
201779011,335
2018610201,484
2019410101,295
20202—81,206
20211—01,467
2022410101,329
2023513421,221
202439031,214
2025825501,198
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The Intellidrop system is indicated for use to provide external drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and/or monitoring of CSF drainage and intracranial pressure (ICP) for ventricular or lumbar use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K251598: Intellidrop.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K251598

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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