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Cosgrove Depth Electrode Kit (Cdek)

K961858510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 7, 199685-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4560

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

Radionics, Inc. · HAW Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument

Cleared on Aug 7, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K944463 (Radionics Software Applications, Inc., 1995) and 1 other predicate after an 85-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1981. 18 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 7, 1996
Review
85 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HAW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K811452 (1981). 2 ancestors in all. 18 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1995: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK811452 · Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem · Trent Wells, Inc. · 198119801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants4 generations forward: 5 descendants5 generations forward: 3 descendants6 generations forward: 2 descendants K811452 · Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem · Trent Wells, Inc. · 19810+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK811452 Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic SytemTrent Wells, Inc. · 1981
  2. This deviceK961858 Cosgrove Depth Electrode Kit (Cdek)Radionics, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK991522 Microtargeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc. · 2000 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 16 of its ownK033173 Micro Targeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 12 of its ownK041604 Macro-Micro Depth ElectrodeAd-Tech Medical Instrument Corp · 2004
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK053358 Depth Electrode, Foramen Ovale Depth Electrodes, Wyler Sphenoidal…Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp · 2006
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 5 of its ownK170959 DIXI Medical Microdeep Depth ElectrodeDixi Medical · 2017 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2000: 12004: 32006: 12009: 12017: 32021: 32022: 22023: 22025: 12026: 1
2000high 3 (2004) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K991522Microtargeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc. · 2000 · cites it directly17descendants
  • K033173Micro Targeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly16descendants
  • K041604Macro-Micro Depth ElectrodeAd-Tech Medical Instrument Corp · 2004 · 2 generations on12descendants
  • K053358Depth Electrode, Foramen Ovale Depth Electrodes, Wyler Sphenoidal Depth ElectrodesAd-Tech Medical Instrument Corp · 2006 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K170959DIXI Medical Microdeep Depth ElectrodeDixi Medical · 2017 · 4 generations on5descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K811452Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic SytemTrent Wells, Inc.1981—
0 (this device)K961858Cosgrove Depth Electrode Kit (Cdek)Radionics, Inc.1996—
+1K991522Microtargeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc.20003
+1K033173Micro Targeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc.2004—
+2K041604Macro-Micro Depth ElectrodeAd-Tech Medical Instrument Corp2004—
+3K053358Depth Electrode, Foramen Ovale Depth Electrodes, Wyler Sphenoidal Depth…Ad-Tech Medical Instrument Corp2006—
+4K170959DIXI Medical Microdeep Depth ElectrodeDixi Medical20179

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200430
200610
200910
201730
202130
202220
202320
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961858, 1981–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*K944463CRW-1 System
Summary page 1
…ared through the FDA. Todd-Wells Stereotaxic Guide and Accessories, (pre- Predicate Device amendment); manufactured by Radionics Radionics CRW Stereotactic Arc System (K944463); Radionics BRW Stereotactic Arc System (K811452); Radionics Bipolar Forceps, (pre-amendment) Establishment Name and Address:…
Radionics Software Applications, Inc.19954
*K811452Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem
Summary page 1
…e and Accessories, (pre- Predicate Device amendment); manufactured by Radionics Radionics CRW Stereotactic Arc System (K944463); Radionics BRW Stereotactic Arc System (K811452); Radionics Bipolar Forceps, (pre-amendment) Establishment Name and Address: Radionics, Inc. 22 Terry Ave. Burlington, MA 01803…
Trent Wells, Inc.1981—
*—Todd-Wells Stereotaxic Guide and Accessories
Named without a submission number
—
*—Radionics Bipolar Forceps
Named without a submission number
—

Also cleared against K944463: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (18)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K991522Microtargeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc.200017
K033173Micro Targeting ElectrodeFHC, Inc.200416

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?

  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K991522 (FHC, Inc., 2000) has gone furthest, with 17 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K944463.

How does its category compare?

All HAW devices

HAW Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HAW

9in 2025

2007: 152008: 122009: 82010: 62011: 42012: 82013: 32014: 52015: 102016: 92017: 72018: 62019: 102020: 52021: 92022: 72023: 142024: 72025: 92026 (partial year): 5
2007high 15 (2007) · low 3 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HAW

163in 2025

2007: 107 days median2008: 112 days median2009: 221 days median2010: 138 days median2011: 66 days median2012: 178 days median2013: 172 days median2014: 238 days median2015: 232 days median2016: 175 days median2017: 226 days median2018: 112 days median2019: 147 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 168 days median2022: 128 days median2023: 142 days median2024: 107 days median2025: 163 days median2026 (partial year): 162 days median
2007high 238 (2014) · low 66 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · HAW

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 102009: 62010: 282011: 52012: 42013: 6, 1 Class I2014: 52015: 32016: 52017: 22018: 2, 2 Class I2019: 4, 1 Class I2020: 12021: 4, 2 Class I2022: 12023: 4, 1 Class I2024: 2, 2 Class I2025: 22026 (partial year): 6
2007high 28 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (9 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HAW

3,425in 2025

2007: 492008: 532009: 962010: 2992011: 1,7252012: 9862013: 1,2902014: 1,6062015: 1,7672016: 1,8282017: 3,5052018: 4,4392019: 6,0622020: 3,4802021: 2,8272022: 1,9292023: 2,5102024: 3,7552025: 3,425
2007high 6,062 (2019) · low 49 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HAW, 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
200715107249
2008121121053
20098221696
2010613828299
201146651,725
201281784986
201331726 (1)1,290
2014523851,606
20151023231,767
2016917551,828
2017722623,505
201861122 (2)4,439
2019101474 (1)6,062
202058813,480
202191684 (2)2,827
2022712811,929
2023141424 (1)2,510
202471072 (2)3,755
2025916323,425
202651626—

What is it indicated for?

The Cosgrove Depth Electrode Kit (CDEK) allows the user to place and secure epilepsy electrodes via a lateral orthogonal surgical approach or stereotactically using Radionics CRW and BRW Stereotactic Arc Systems which have been cleared through the FDA.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K961858: Cosgrove Depth Electrode Kit (Cdek).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961858

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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