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Disposable Monopolar Needle Electrode, DMF 25; DMN 25; DMF 37; DMN 37; DMN 50; DMN 75

K990375510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 9, 199929-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.1385

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

Medtronic Functional Diagnostics A/S · IKT Electrode, Needle, Diagnostic Electromyograph

Cleared on Mar 9, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K915741 (Dantec Medical, Inc., 1992) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992. 6 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 9, 1999
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IKT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K915741 (1992). 6 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants clearedK915741 · Disposable Monoplar Meddle Electrodes · Dantec Medical, Inc. · 19921990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants K915741 · Disposable Monoplar Meddle Electrodes · Dantec Medical, Inc. · 19920
  1. Root · 1 generation backK915741 Disposable Monoplar Meddle ElectrodesDantec Medical, Inc. · 1992
  2. This deviceK990375 Disposable Monopolar Needle Electrode, DMF 25; DMN 25; DMF 37; DMN…Medtronic Functional Diagnostics A/S · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK072276 Subdermal Needle ElectrodesXian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2008
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK130136 Disposable and Reusable Concentric Needle Electrodes,Disposable and…Technomed Europe · 2013 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK241045 Disposable Subdermal Needle Electrode, CorkscrewTechnomed Europe · 2024
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK232581 Medical Disposable Sterile Needle ElectrodeSuzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd. · 2023
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK161566 DMS Disposable Subdermal Needle ElectrodesDaehan Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2016

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Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12013: 12016: 22023: 12024: 1
2008high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K072276Subdermal Needle ElectrodesXian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2008 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K130136Disposable and Reusable Concentric Needle Electrodes,Disposable and Reusable Subdermal…Technomed Europe · 2013 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K241045Disposable Subdermal Needle Electrode, CorkscrewTechnomed Europe · 2024 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K232581Medical Disposable Sterile Needle ElectrodeSuzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd. · 2023 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K161566DMS Disposable Subdermal Needle ElectrodesDaehan Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2016 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K915741Disposable Monoplar Meddle ElectrodesDantec Medical, Inc.1992—
0 (this device)K990375Disposable Monopolar Needle Electrode, DMF 25; DMN 25; DMF 37; DMN 37; DMN 50…Medtronic Functional Diagnostics A/S1999—
+1K072276Subdermal Needle ElectrodesXian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd.2008—
+2K130136Disposable and Reusable Concentric Needle Electrodes,Disposable and Reusable…Technomed Europe20132
+3K241045Disposable Subdermal Needle Electrode, CorkscrewTechnomed Europe2024—
+2K232581Medical Disposable Sterile Needle ElectrodeSuzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd.2023—
+3K161566DMS Disposable Subdermal Needle ElectrodesDaehan Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2016—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201310
201620
202310
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K990375, 1992–2024Source: 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 K253581 Disposable Concentric Needle Electrode…score 11.6 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K915741Disposable Monoplar Meddle Electrodes
Summary page 1
…reviously marketed 13 R Series Disposable Monopolar Needles electrodes, which were previously determined by FDA to be substantially equivalent the 8" of December, 1992, K915741. 1(4) COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Medtronic Functional Diagnostics A/S Tonsbakken 16-18 Tel: +45 44 57 90 00 DK-2740 SKOVLUNDE Fax: + 45…
Dantec Medical, Inc.1992—

What descends from it? (6)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K072276Subdermal Needle ElectrodesXian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd.20085

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.
  • Of its descendants, K072276 (Xian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd., 2008) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All IKT devices

IKT Electrode, Needle, Diagnostic Electromyograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IKT

1in 2018

2007: 22008: 12009: 32010: 22011: 22012: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IKT

71in 2009

2009: 71 days median
2007high 71 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · IKT

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IKT

3in 2025

2008: 22009: 72010: 52011: 72012: 72013: 122014: 92015: 52016: 72017: 82018: 252019: 152020: 32021: 52022: 42023: 82024: 92025: 3
2007high 25 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IKT, 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
20072—10
20081—02
200937107
20102—05
20112—07
20121—07
20130—012
20140—09
20151—05
20161—07
20171—08
20181—025
20190—015
20200—03
20210—05
20220—04
20230—08
20240—09
20250—03
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Disposable Monopolar Needles Electrodes are used for recording unit potentials in skeletal muscles, spontaneous activity, interference patterns and conduction velocity studies.

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. “K990375: Disposable Monopolar Needle Electrode, DMF 25; DMN 25; DMF 37; DMN 37; DMN 50; DMN 75.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K990375

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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