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MammoSTAR Biopsy Site Identifier

K251748510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 23, 202547-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4300

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

Carbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · NEU Marker, Radiographic, Implantable

Cleared on Jul 23, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K100994 (Carbon Medical Technologies, Inc., 2010) after a 47-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 2001.

Decided
Jul 23, 2025
Review
47 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NEU
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K001807 (2001). 6 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK001807 Tissue MarkerAdvanced Uroscience, Inc. · 2001
  2. 4 generations backK032347 Biomarc Tissue MarkerCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2003
  3. 3 generations backK042296 Biomarc Preloaded Tissue Marker DeviceCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2004
  4. 2 generations backK063193 Modification to Biomarc Tissue MarkerCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2006
  5. 1 generation backK100994 Preloaded Tissue Marker DeviceCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  6. This deviceK251748 MammoSTAR Biopsy Site IdentifierCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K001807Tissue MarkerAdvanced Uroscience, Inc.2001—
−4K032347Biomarc Tissue MarkerCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc.2003—
−3K042296Biomarc Preloaded Tissue Marker DeviceCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc.2004—
−2K063193Modification to Biomarc Tissue MarkerCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc.2006—
−1K100994Preloaded Tissue Marker DeviceCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc.20101
0 (this device)K251748MammoSTAR Biopsy Site IdentifierCarbon Medical Technologies, Inc.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K251748, 2001–2025Source: 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.

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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
*K100994Preloaded Tissue Marker Device
Summary page 5
…General and Plastic Surgery Predicate Device: Trade Name: [Trade Name] Preloaded Tissue Marker Device 510(k) Number: K100994 Classification Name: Implantable Clip Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4300 Common/Usual Name:…
Carbon Medical Technologies, Inc.20101

Also cleared against K100994: 2 other devices →

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 24 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.3 years on median.
  • 1 of the 6 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K100994.

How does its category compare?

All NEU devices

NEU Marker, Radiographic, Implantable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NEU

5in 2025

2007: 42008: 72009: 42010: 52011: 32012: 32013: 72014: 32015: 72016: 22017: 42018: 82019: 52020: 32021: 32022: 22023: 42024: 102025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 10 (2024) · low 2 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NEU

99in 2025

2007: 94 days median2008: 107 days median2009: 70 days median2010: 69 days median2011: 145 days median2012: 120 days median2013: 49 days median2014: 48 days median2015: 111 days median2017: 115 days median2018: 89 days median2019: 149 days median2020: 169 days median2021: 46 days median2023: 136 days median2024: 267 days median2025: 99 days median
2007high 267 (2024) · low 46 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · NEU

2in 2025

2011: 12017: 12022: 12024: 2, 1 Class I2025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NEU

411in 2025

2007: 52008: 52009: 302010: 122011: 182012: 542013: 602014: 382015: 1202016: 562017: 692018: 662019: 582020: 452021: 822022: 1002023: 1422024: 2472025: 411
2007high 411 (2025) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NEU, 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
200749405
2008710705
2009470030
2010569012
20113145118
20123120054
2013749060
2014348038
201571110120
20162—056
20174115169
2018889066
20195149058
20203169045
2021346082
20222—1100
202341360142
2024102672 (1)247
20255992411
20261—2—

What is it indicated for?

MammoSTAR Biopsy Site Identifier is indicated for use to radiographically mark soft tissue at the surgical site during a surgical procedure or for future surgical procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K251748: MammoSTAR Biopsy Site Identifier.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K251748

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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