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Cardiometrics Flowire/Flomap System

K921563510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 1, 199291-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1570

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

Cardio Metrics, Inc. · ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic

Cleared on Jul 1, 1992 after a 91-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 7 of the 94 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 93 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 1, 1992
Review
91 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ITX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

93 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 7 of the 94 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 2 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2016: 6 descendants cleared, 3 with a Class I recall32019: 5 descendants cleared2008: 4 descendants cleared2013: 9 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22015: 9 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2018: 4 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 5 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12014: 5 descendants cleared2017: 6 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants cleared2022: 4 descendants cleared2025: 6 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK921563 Cardiometrics Flowire/Flomap SystemCardio Metrics, Inc. · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 92 of its ownK965140 Cardiometrics Wavewire/Wavemap Pressure SystemCardio Metrics, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 90 of its ownK021219 Smartwire/Smartmap Pressure SystemJomed, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 85 of its ownK041134 Combomap Pressure and Flow SystemVolcano Therapeutics, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 44 of its ownK070487 Smartwire Pressure Guide Wire, Model 66XXVolcano Corporation · 2007
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 40 of its ownK081625 Flowpicc StyletVasonova, Inc. · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 12002: 12004: 22007: 12008: 42009: 12010: 32011: 52012: 42013: 92014: 52015: 92016: 62017: 62018: 42019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 42023: 12024: 32025: 62026: 5
1997high 9 (2013) · low 0 (1999)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K965140Cardiometrics Wavewire/Wavemap Pressure SystemCardio Metrics, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly92descendants
  • K021219Smartwire/Smartmap Pressure SystemJomed, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on90descendants
  • K041134Combomap Pressure and Flow SystemVolcano Therapeutics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly85descendants
  • K070487Smartwire Pressure Guide Wire, Model 66XXVolcano Corporation · 2007 · 3 generations on44descendants
  • K081625Flowpicc StyletVasonova, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on40descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K921563Cardiometrics Flowire/Flomap SystemCardio Metrics, Inc.1992—
+1K965140Cardiometrics Wavewire/Wavemap Pressure SystemCardio Metrics, Inc.1997—
+2K021219Smartwire/Smartmap Pressure SystemJomed, Inc.2002—
+1K041134Combomap Pressure and Flow SystemVolcano Therapeutics, Inc.2004—
+3K070487Smartwire Pressure Guide Wire, Model 66XXVolcano Corporation2007—
+2K081625Flowpicc StyletVasonova, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199810
200210
200420
200710
200840
200910
201030
201150
201241
201392
201450
201590
201663
201760
201841
201950
202040
202130
202240
202310
202430
202560
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K921563, 1992–2026Source: 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.

7 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.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (93)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K965140Cardiometrics Wavewire/Wavemap Pressure SystemCardio Metrics, Inc.199792
K041134Combomap Pressure and Flow SystemVolcano Therapeutics, Inc.200485
K042996Combowire Pressure and Flow Guide Wire, Combotip Pressure and Flow Guide WireVolcano Therapeutics, Inc.200429

Has anything in its family been recalled? (7 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.

  • K172258Novasight Hybrid SystemConavi Medical, Inc. · 2018 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2018 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K122545CG+ Arrow Picc Powered by Arrow VPS StyletArrow International (Subsidiary of Teleflex Inc.) · 2012 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K132133CG+ Arrow Jacc Powered by Arrow VPS StyletArrow International (Subsidiary of Teleflex Inc.) · 2013 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2013 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K130876CG+ Arrow Picc Powered by Arrow VPS StyletArrow International, Inc. · 2013 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2013 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K153423CG+ Arrow JACC powered by Arrow VPS Stylet, CG+ Arrow JACCArrow International, Inc. (Subsidiary of Teleflex, Inc.) · 2016 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K153487CG+ Arrow PICC powered by Arrow VPS Stylet PLUS and Arrow VPS Stylet PLUSArrow International, Inc. (Subsidiary of Teleflex, Inc.) · 2016 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K160925VPS Rhythm Device with TipTracker TechnologyArrow International, Inc. (A Subsidiary of Teleflex, Inc.) · 2016 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K965140 (Cardio Metrics, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 92 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All ITX devices

ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ITX

4in 2025

2007: 102008: 122009: 172010: 102011: 102012: 72013: 32014: 42015: 12016: 42017: 62018: 22019: 12020: 32021: 32022: 22023: 62024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 6
2007high 17 (2009) · low 1 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITX

126in 2025

2007: 26 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 28 days median2010: 42 days median2011: 16 days median2012: 25 days median2013: 105 days median2014: 41 days median2016: 151 days median2017: 110 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 139 days median2023: 213 days median2024: 81 days median2025: 126 days median2026 (partial year): 158 days median
2007high 213 (2023) · low 16 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · ITX

2in 2025

2008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 12012: 12014: 12015: 52017: 12018: 152020: 32021: 10, 10 Class I2022: 62023: 12024: 12025: 2
2007high 15 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · ITX

571in 2025

2007: 162008: 392009: 232010: 302011: 342012: 292013: 382014: 432015: 1832016: 2692017: 4122018: 1302019: 1192020: 1162021: 1462022: 872023: 1382024: 9882025: 571
2007high 988 (2024) · low 16 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ITX, 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
20071026016
20081273439
20091728423
20101042430
20111016134
2012725129
20133105038
2014441143
20151—5183
201641510269
201761101412
20182—15130
20191—0119
202031203116
2021313910 (10)146
20222—687
202362131138
20243811988
202541262571
202661580—
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510(k) Report. “K921563: Cardiometrics Flowire/Flomap System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K921563

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026