# K821137: Meditrace Pellet Electrode

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Graphic Controls Corp.
- Decided: May 18, 1982 after 28 days
- Product code: DRX (Electrode, Electrocardiograph)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2360
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
7 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K062198: Sunspots Pre-Gelled Surface Electrodes (2006), 6 descendants of its own
- K110289: Friendship Medical Disposable Pre-Gelled AG / Agcl Surface Electrode (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K142159: Disposable Pre-Gelled Surface Electrode (2015), 1 descendant of its own
- K081871: Universal Electrodes (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K172703: Disposable Snap Electrode (2017), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K821137
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology