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Monopolar Needle Electrode

K900098510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 9, 199032-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.1640

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

Oculinum, Inc. · HLW Preamplifier, Battery-Powered, Ophthalmic

Cleared on Feb 9, 1990 after a 32-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 56 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 9, 1990
Review
32 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HLW
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

56 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2019: 6 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK900098 Monopolar Needle ElectrodeOculinum, Inc. · 1990
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 55 of its ownK990015 Electrode NeedlesTechnomed Europe · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 50 of its ownK022914 Rhythmlink International Subdermal Needle ElectrodesRhythmlink International, LLC · 2002
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 35 of its ownK112718 Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2012
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 33 of its ownK123307 Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2013
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 24 of its ownK132694 Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12002: 12004: 12005: 12008: 22010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 32014: 52015: 22016: 32017: 42018: 32019: 62020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 52024: 32025: 32026: 4
1999high 6 (2019) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K990015Electrode NeedlesTechnomed Europe · 1999 · cites it directly55descendants
  • K022914Rhythmlink International Subdermal Needle ElectrodesRhythmlink International, LLC · 2002 · 2 generations on50descendants
  • K112718Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on35descendants
  • K123307Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2013 · 4 generations on33descendants
  • K132694Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated · 2014 · 5 generations on24descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K900098Monopolar Needle ElectrodeOculinum, Inc.1990—
+1K990015Electrode NeedlesTechnomed Europe1999—
+2K022914Rhythmlink International Subdermal Needle ElectrodesRhythmlink International, LLC2002—
+3K112718Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc.2012—
+4K123307Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNuvasive, Inc.2013—
+5K132694Nuvasive NVM5 SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200210
200410
200510
200820
201010
201110
201220
201330
201450
201520
201630
201740
201830
201960
202010
202120
202220
202350
202430
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K900098, 1990–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (56)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990015Electrode NeedlesTechnomed Europe199955

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?

  • Of its descendants, K990015 (Technomed Europe, 1999) has gone furthest, with 55 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HLW devices

HLW Preamplifier, Battery-Powered, Ophthalmic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HLW

FDA has decided no HLW device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HLW

Too few HLW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HLW

No recall names HLW since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HLW

No MAUDE report names HLW since 2007.

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510(k) Report. “K900098: Monopolar Needle Electrode.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K900098

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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026