510(k) · Cleared
ClearedMedi-Trace 4103 Neonatal Electrode
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Graphic Controls Corp. · DRX Electrode, Electrocardiograph
Cleared on Nov 13, 1998 after a 162-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Nov 13, 1998
- Review
- 162 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DRX
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Graphic Controls Medi-Trace® 4103 Neonatal Electrode with Preattached Lead Wire Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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.
How does its category compare?
All DRX devicesDRX Electrode, Electrocardiograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DRX
1in 2017
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DRX
78in 2010
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · DRX
6in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DRX
250in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DRX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 147 | 0 | 47 |
| 2008 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| 2009 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 36 |
| 2010 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 48 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 80 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 1 | 58 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 43 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 50 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 5 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 6 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 113 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 61 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 250 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Whenever cardiac monitoring is deemed necessary or desirable by trained medical or emergency personnel. This electrode is for use on neonatal and pediatric patients.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K981964 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K981964: Medi-Trace 4103 Neonatal Electrode.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981964
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026