# K002179: Magnetom Allegra System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 11, 2000 after 84 days
- Product code: LNH (System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1000
- Recalls of this device: 2 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
241 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
19 of 242 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K021330: Magnetom Trio Quadrature TX/RX Head Coil (2002), 222 descendants of its own
- K021262: Magnetom Symphony Quadrature TX/RX Head Coil (2002), 219 descendants of its own
- K091114: TXRX 1.5T CP Head Coil; TXRX 3T CP Head Coil (2009), 217 descendants of its own
- K121434: Software Syngo MR D13A for the Magnetom Systems Aera/Skyra/Avanto/Verio (2012), 215 descendants of its own
- K141977: Magnetom Aera with Software Syngo MR E11A, Magnetom Skyra with Software Syngo MR E11A, Magnetom Skyra with 24 RF Channel (2014), 115 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Dec 7, 2015 · Class II · Z-0467-2016: Possible installation error of the quench lines of superconducting magnets, used to vent helium gas in the rare event of a quench. Any restriction, obstruction, or improper installation of the quench 
- Dec 18, 2003 · Not classified · Z-0522-04: tissue roll can become magnetic

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K002179
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology