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Long Medium Palmaz-Schatz Balloon Expandable Stent

K964688510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 20, 1997210-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5010

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

Cordis Corp. · FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts

Cleared on Jun 20, 1997 after a 210-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 38 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 20, 1997
Review
210 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FGE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

38 later devices descend from it, 8 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 6 descendants cleared1999: 7 descendants cleared1998: 2 descendants cleared2000: 2 descendants cleared2001: 4 descendants cleared2002: 3 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2004: 4 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK964688 Long Medium Palmaz-Schatz Balloon Expandable StentCordis Corp. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK990631 Cordia Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery…Cordis Corp. · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 19 of its ownK991028 Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and AccessoriesCordis Corp. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK992755 Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery…Cordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 1999
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK994156 Modification to Cordis Palmaz Corinthian IQ Transhepatic Biliary…Cordis Corp. · 2000
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 9 of its ownK012056 Cordis Palmaz Genesis Transhepatic Biliary Stent on Slalom .018…Cordis Europa, N.V. · 2001

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 21999: 72000: 22001: 42002: 32003: 62004: 42005: 12006: 32007: 12008: 12010: 12012: 12014: 12026: 1
1998high 7 (1999) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K990631Cordia Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery System, Model PC125BPS…Cordis Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K991028Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and AccessoriesCordis Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly19descendants
  • K992755Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery System, Cordis Crimping…Cordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co. · 1999 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K994156Modification to Cordis Palmaz Corinthian IQ Transhepatic Biliary Stent, Models PQ294B…Cordis Corp. · 2000 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K012056Cordis Palmaz Genesis Transhepatic Biliary Stent on Slalom .018 Delivery SystemCordis Europa, N.V. · 2001 · 3 generations on9descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K964688Long Medium Palmaz-Schatz Balloon Expandable StentCordis Corp.1997—
+1K990631Cordia Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery System, Model…Cordis Corp.1999—
+1K991028Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and AccessoriesCordis Corp.1999—
+2K992755Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery System…Cordis, A Johnson & Johnson Co.1999—
+3K994156Modification to Cordis Palmaz Corinthian IQ Transhepatic Biliary Stent, Models…Cordis Corp.2000—
+3K012056Cordis Palmaz Genesis Transhepatic Biliary Stent on Slalom .018 Delivery SystemCordis Europa, N.V.2001—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199820
199970
200020
200140
200230
200360
200440
200510
200630
200710
200810
201010
201210
201410
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K964688, 1997–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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  1. #1 K240464 WallFlex Biliary RX Stent System; Epic Biliary…score 14.5 · 13 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*—PALMAZ™ Biliary Stent
Named without a submission number
—
*—PALMAZ-SCHATZ™ Biliary Stent
Named without a submission number
—
*—Schneider’s Wallstent® Biliary Endoprosthesis
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (38)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990631Cordia Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and Delivery System, Model PC125BPS…Cordis Corp.199921
K991028Cordis Palmaz Corinthian Transhepatic Biliary Stent and AccessoriesCordis Corp.199919
K030053Jostent Selfx, Models 015SX4406; 015SX4408; 015SX4410; 015SX680; 015SX6808; 015SX6810Jomed AG20038
K980653Perflex Stainless Steel Stent and Delivery SystemCordis Corp.19987
K980290Iti StentIntratherapeutics, Inc.19984
K991929IntrastentIntratherapeutics, Inc.19993
K993904Intrastent Doublestrut LDIntratherapeutics, Inc.20001
K992816Modification to IntrastentIntratherapeutics, Inc.19990

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, K990631 (Cordis Corp., 1999) has gone furthest, with 21 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FGE devices

FGE Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FGE

7in 2025

2007: 42008: 112009: 72010: 92011: 92012: 82013: 52014: 82015: 82016: 42017: 92018: 72019: 22020: 42021: 12022: 62023: 62024: 62025: 72026 (partial year): 8
2007high 11 (2008) · low 1 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FGE

257in 2025

2007: 316 days median2008: 214 days median2009: 160 days median2010: 81 days median2011: 114 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 161 days median2014: 156 days median2015: 79 days median2016: 49 days median2017: 59 days median2018: 215 days median2020: 121 days median2022: 101 days median2023: 199 days median2024: 188 days median2025: 257 days median2026 (partial year): 153 days median
2007high 316 (2007) · low 49 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · FGE

1in 2024

2007: 542008: 932009: 182010: 322011: 22012: 42013: 32017: 12018: 432019: 132020: 12021: 272022: 212023: 192024: 12026 (partial year): 11
2007high 93 (2008) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FGE

1,923in 2025

2007: 1,0062008: 1,4652009: 1,6552010: 1,4342011: 1,3212012: 1,1832013: 1,0602014: 1,2702015: 1,5432016: 1,4532017: 1,5152018: 1,6812019: 1,8962020: 2,1822021: 2,2972022: 1,7492023: 1,6152024: 1,9482025: 1,923
2007high 2,297 (2021) · low 1,006 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FGE, 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
20074316541,006
200811214931,465
20097160181,655
2010981321,434
2011911421,321
201289641,183
2013516131,060
2014815601,270
201587901,543
201644901,453
201795911,515
20187215431,681
20192—131,896
2020412112,182
20211—272,297
20226101211,749
20236199191,615
2024618811,948
2025725701,923
2026815311—

What is it indicated for?

The Long Medium PALMAZ-SCHATZ Balloon Expandable Stents are indicated for palliation of malignant neoplasms in the biliary tree.

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

More from Cordis Corp.

551 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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  • P020026/S082Cypher Sirolimus-Eluting Coronary StentCordis Corp. · 2012
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