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Premie T.D.S. Electrosurgical Grounding Pad

K855084510(k) TraditionalCleared May 6, 1986138-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

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

Conmedcorp · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on May 6, 1986 after a 138-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 3 of the 13 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 6, 1986
Review
138 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

12 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 3 of the 13 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2000: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12008: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12018: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12020: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK855084 Premie T.D.S. Electrosurgical Grounding PadConmedcorp · 1986
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK994428 E7512 Premie Rem Polyhesive II Patient Return ElectrodeValleylab, Inc. · 2000
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK140500 SkintactLeonhard Lang GmbH · 2014
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK080741 Mega Soft Reusable Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled (Class I)
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK173877 BOWA Neutral ElectrodesBowa-Electronics GmbH & Co. KG · 2018
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK133726 Mega Soft Universal Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled (Class I)

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Descendants cleared per year

2000: 12008: 12014: 22016: 12018: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 3
2000high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2001)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K994428E7512 Premie Rem Polyhesive II Patient Return ElectrodeValleylab, Inc. · 2000 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K140500SkintactLeonhard Lang GmbH · 2014 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K080741Mega Soft Reusable Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K173877BOWA Neutral ElectrodesBowa-Electronics GmbH & Co. KG · 2018 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K133726Mega Soft Universal Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2014 · 3 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K855084Premie T.D.S. Electrosurgical Grounding PadConmedcorp1986—
+1K994428E7512 Premie Rem Polyhesive II Patient Return ElectrodeValleylab, Inc.2000—
+2K140500SkintactLeonhard Lang GmbH2014—
+2K080741Mega Soft Reusable Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc.2008Class I
+3K173877BOWA Neutral ElectrodesBowa-Electronics GmbH & Co. KG2018—
+3K133726Mega Soft Universal Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc.2014Class I

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200811
201421
201610
201810
202010
202110
202210
202431
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K855084, 1986–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

3 devices in this family have 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 GEI device

  1. #1 K231790 The InMode System with the Morpheus8 Applicatorsscore 32.7 · 21 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (12)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K994428E7512 Premie Rem Polyhesive II Patient Return ElectrodeValleylab, Inc.200011

Has anything in its family been recalled? (3 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.

  • K080741Mega Soft Reusable Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls
  • K133726Mega Soft Universal Patient Return ElectrodeMegadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2014 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2014 descendants bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K233644Megadyne Patient Return Electrode Pad - Universal Dual (model 0846), Megadyne Patient Return Electrode Pad -…Megadyne Medical Products, Inc. · 2024 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2024 descendants bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K994428 (Valleylab, Inc., 2000) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, 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
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—
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510(k) Report. “K855084: Premie T.D.S. Electrosurgical Grounding Pad.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K855084

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