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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Cardiolight

K982448510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 11, 1999331-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2800

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

Capintec, Inc. · DSH Recorder, Magnetic Tape, Medical

Cleared on Jun 11, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K830013 (Medicomp, Inc., 1983) after a 331-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1983.

Decided
Jun 11, 1999
Review
331 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K830013 (1983). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K830013 · Epi Cardia Sys. - Ambulatory Monitor · Medicomp, Inc. · 198319801985199019952000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK830013 Epi Cardia Sys. - Ambulatory MonitorMedicomp, Inc. · 1983
  2. This deviceK982448 CardiolightCapintec, Inc. · 1999
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K830013Epi Cardia Sys. - Ambulatory MonitorMedicomp, Inc.1983—
0 (this device)K982448CardiolightCapintec, Inc.1999—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982448, 1983–1999Source: 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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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K830013Epi Cardia Sys. - Ambulatory Monitor
Summary page 2
…ulatory ECG recording and analysis system is substantially equivalent to the Medicomp EpiCardia System which was found to be substantially equivalent under 510(k) number K830013A. Intended Use: The MedSet Cardiolight system is intended to be used by trained ECG technicians with analysis and interpretation…
Medicomp, Inc.1983—

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All DSH devices

DSH Recorder, Magnetic Tape, Medical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DSH

4in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 32010: 22011: 62012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 62024: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2011) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSH

205in 2025

2009: 84 days median2011: 64 days median2017: 91 days median2018: 269 days median2019: 30 days median2020: 122 days median2021: 263 days median2022: 427 days median2023: 198 days median2025: 205 days median
2007high 427 (2022) · low 30 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · DSH

No recall names DSH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · DSH

213in 2025

2009: 12010: 82011: 32012: 12013: 22014: 32015: 82016: 62017: 312018: 302019: 762020: 912021: 1132022: 462023: 652024: 882025: 213
2007high 213 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20081—00
200938401
20102—08
201166403
20122—01
20132—02
20141—03
20152—08
20162—06
2017391031
20183269030
2019330076
20204122091
202142630113
20224427046
20236198065
20242—088
202542050213
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The MedSet Cardiolight system is intended to be used by trained ECG technicians with analysis and interpretation by cardiologists for the measurement and analysis of electrocardiogram signals on ambulatory patients as an aid to the diagnosis of heart disease.

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. “K982448: Cardiolight.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982448

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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