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Octopus Tissue Stabilizer (28001/28002/28003/28004/28005/28006)

K964445510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 30, 199785-day reviewClass I21 CFR 870.4500

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

Dlp, Inc. · DWS Instruments, Surgical, Cardiovascular

Cleared on Jan 30, 1997 after an 85-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 of the 162 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 161 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 30, 1997
Review
85 days
Class
Class I
Product code
DWS
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

161 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 1 of the 162 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 3 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2017: 7 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2018: 9 descendants cleared2016: 7 descendants cleared2020: 12 descendants cleared2021: 12 descendants cleared2022: 13 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2025: 26 descendants cleared2024: 18 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2026: 18 descendants cleared2023: 17 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall11995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK964445 Octopus Tissue Stabilizer (28001/28002/28003/28004/28005/28006)Dlp, Inc. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 159 of its ownK992833 Vacuum Assist StabilizerCardio Thoracic Systems · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 157 of its ownK041338 Medtronic Octopus TE Stabilizer & AccessoriesMedtronic Vascular · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 155 of its ownK060391 Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Stabilizer, Model 420182Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 153 of its ownK090993 Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems, Models…Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 148 of its ownK123463 Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System SmartpedalsIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12004: 12006: 12007: 32008: 12009: 12011: 12012: 12014: 52015: 22016: 72017: 72018: 92019: 52020: 122021: 122022: 132023: 172024: 182025: 262026: 18
1999high 26 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K992833Vacuum Assist StabilizerCardio Thoracic Systems · 1999 · cites it directly159descendants
  • K041338Medtronic Octopus TE Stabilizer & AccessoriesMedtronic Vascular · 2004 · cites it directly157descendants
  • K060391Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Stabilizer, Model 420182Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on155descendants
  • K090993Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems, Models IS1200, IS2000 and IS3000Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on153descendants
  • K123463Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System SmartpedalsIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2012 · 4 generations on148descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K964445Octopus Tissue Stabilizer (28001/28002/28003/28004/28005/28006)Dlp, Inc.1997—
+1K992833Vacuum Assist StabilizerCardio Thoracic Systems1999—
+1K041338Medtronic Octopus TE Stabilizer & AccessoriesMedtronic Vascular2004—
+2K060391Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Stabilizer, Model 420182Intuitive Surgical, Inc.20061
+3K090993Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems, Models IS1200…Intuitive Surgical, Inc.20093
+4K123463Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System SmartpedalsIntuitive Surgical, Inc.20122

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200410
200610
200730
200810
200910
201110
201210
201450
201520
201670
201770
201890
201950
2020120
2021120
2022130
2023171
2024180
2025260
2026180
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K964445, 1997–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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1 device in this family has 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? (2)

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
*—Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc. (CTS) Thoracic Access Platform and Stabilizer
Named without a submission number
—
*—DLP Cardiac Suction Tube
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (161)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K992833Vacuum Assist StabilizerCardio Thoracic Systems1999159
K041338Medtronic Octopus TE Stabilizer & AccessoriesMedtronic Vascular2004157
K070036Reprocessed Medtronic Cardiac Stabilization and Positioning DevicesAscent Healthcare Solutions20070
K063844Reprocessed Heart Stabilizers and PositionersSterilmed, Inc.20070

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 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.

  • K223095Senhance Surgical SystemAsensus Surgical, Inc. · 2023 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K992833 (Cardio Thoracic Systems, 1999) has gone furthest, with 159 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DWS devices

DWS Instruments, Surgical, Cardiovascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DWS

FDA has decided no DWS device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · DWS

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

Recalls per year · DWS

1in 2022

2010: 12011: 12016: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DWS

12in 2025

2007: 202008: 152009: 442010: 272011: 552012: 332013: 342014: 432015: 262016: 332017: 402018: 602019: 282020: 282021: 322022: 352023: 182024: 482025: 12
2007high 60 (2018) · low 12 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DWS, 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
20070—020
20080—015
20090—044
20100—127
20110—155
20120—033
20130—034
20140—043
20150—026
20160—133
20170—040
20180—060
20190—028
20200—028
20210—032
20220—135
20230—018
20240—048
20250—012
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Both are intended for use during coronary artery bypass grafting to isolate diseased artery and minimize motion of the beating heart to facilitate the grafting procedure.

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. “K964445: Octopus Tissue Stabilizer (28001/28002/28003/28004/28005/28006).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K964445

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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