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Dentaleye 2 Dental Image Management System

K012439510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 6, 2002190-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.2050

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

Radco Data AB · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Feb 6, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K955237 (Tau Corp., 1996) after a 190-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1993. 63 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 6, 2002
Review
190 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LLZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K930527 (1993). 63 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 3 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2023: 7 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2024: 6 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 8 descendants cleared2026: 6 descendants clearedK930527 · Dental Link · Escan, Inc. · 1993K955237 · Tigerscan/Tigerview · Tau Corp. · 19961990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 5 descendants4 generations forward: 6 descendants5 generations forward: 3 descendants6 generations forward: 6 descendants7 generations forward: 13 descendants8 generations forward: 6 descendants9 generations forward: 3 descendants10 generations forward: 3 descendants11 generations forward: 3 descendants12 generations forward: 2 descendants13 generations forward: 1 descendant K955237 · Tigerscan/Tigerview · Tau Corp. · 1996K930527 · Dental Link · Escan, Inc. · 19930+5+10
  1. Root · 2 generations backK930527 Dental LinkEscan, Inc. · 1993
  2. 1 generation backK955237 Tigerscan/TigerviewTau Corp. · 1996
  3. This deviceK012439 Dentaleye 2 Dental Image Management SystemRadco Data AB · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 36 of its ownK050744 Kavo Ergocom/ErgocamKavo America Corporation · 2005
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 35 of its ownK060178 Vix Win ProGendex Dental Systems · 2006 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 25 of its ownK043104 Kodak Orthodontic Imaging and Oms Imaging 8.0Practiceworks, Inc. · 2005
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 22 of its ownK122427 CS Orthodontic Imaging Software CS Oms Imaging SoftwareCarestream Dental, LLC · 2012
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 19 of its ownK131570 OrthovisionEwoosoft Co., Ltd. · 2013

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 32006: 12007: 12009: 12011: 22012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 42018: 22019: 12020: 52021: 42022: 52023: 72024: 62025: 82026: 6
2005high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050744Kavo Ergocom/ErgocamKavo America Corporation · 2005 · cites it directly36descendants
  • K060178Vix Win ProGendex Dental Systems · 2006 · cites it directly35descendants
  • K043104Kodak Orthodontic Imaging and Oms Imaging 8.0Practiceworks, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly25descendants
  • K122427CS Orthodontic Imaging Software CS Oms Imaging SoftwareCarestream Dental, LLC · 2012 · 2 generations on22descendants
  • K131570OrthovisionEwoosoft Co., Ltd. · 2013 · 3 generations on19descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K930527Dental LinkEscan, Inc.1993—
−1K955237Tigerscan/TigerviewTau Corp.1996—
0 (this device)K012439Dentaleye 2 Dental Image Management SystemRadco Data AB2002—
+1K050744Kavo Ergocom/ErgocamKavo America Corporation2005—
+1K060178Vix Win ProGendex Dental Systems20061
+1K043104Kodak Orthodontic Imaging and Oms Imaging 8.0Practiceworks, Inc.2005—
+2K122427CS Orthodontic Imaging Software CS Oms Imaging SoftwareCarestream Dental, LLC2012—
+3K131570OrthovisionEwoosoft Co., Ltd.2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200530
200610
200710
200910
201120
201210
201320
201420
201510
201610
201740
201820
201910
202050
202140
202250
202370
202460
202580
202660
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012439, 1993–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K955237Tigerscan/Tigerview
Summary page 1
…mmon/Usual Name: Dental Image Management System 2. Equivalent legally marketed device: This product is similar in design and identical in function to the TAU TigerView, K955237 3. Indications for Use (intended use): Indicated for acquisition, storage, display, and manipulation of Dental Images 4. Descri…
Tau Corp.1996—

Also cleared against K955237: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (63)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050744Kavo Ergocom/ErgocamKavo America Corporation200536
K060178Vix Win ProGendex Dental Systems200635
K043104Kodak Orthodontic Imaging and Oms Imaging 8.0Practiceworks, Inc.200525
K053010Vistadent at Complete, Model 3.1Dentsply Intl., Inc.20051

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?

  • The line of descent spans 9 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.8 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K050744 (Kavo America Corporation, 2005) has gone furthest, with 36 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K955237.

How does its category compare?

All LLZ devices

LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LLZ

58in 2025

2007: 762008: 942009: 702010: 512011: 1062012: 822013: 952014: 782015: 642016: 822017: 782018: 1042019: 742020: 812021: 832022: 652023: 872024: 622025: 582026 (partial year): 45
2007high 106 (2011) · low 51 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LLZ

173in 2025

2007: 36 days median2008: 52 days median2009: 62 days median2010: 98 days median2011: 79 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 84 days median2014: 89 days median2015: 90 days median2016: 90 days median2017: 107 days median2018: 105 days median2019: 107 days median2020: 115 days median2021: 116 days median2022: 137 days median2023: 157 days median2024: 131 days median2025: 173 days median2026 (partial year): 110 days median
2007high 173 (2025) · low 36 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LLZ

11in 2025

2007: 202008: 322009: 212010: 172011: 302012: 122013: 642014: 62015: 162016: 122017: 52018: 72019: 22020: 62021: 32022: 42023: 82024: 62025: 112026 (partial year): 14
2007high 64 (2013) · low 2 (2019)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LLZ

116in 2025

2007: 1522008: 1542009: 1452010: 1452011: 4542012: 2662013: 1,1302014: 15,6312015: 2112016: 2902017: 1042018: 722019: 882020: 822021: 702022: 282023: 262024: 422025: 116
2007high 15,631 (2014) · low 26 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LLZ, 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
2007763620152
2008945232154
2009706221145
2010519817145
20111067930454
2012828712266
20139584641,130
20147889615,631
2015649016211
2016829012290
2017781075104
2018104105772
201974107288
202081115682
202183116370
202265137428
202387157826
202462131642
20255817311116
20264511014—

What is it indicated for?

Intended Uses for DentalEye 2 in the dental industry are as follows

Acquiring and handling of dental radiographs and color images

Viewing and manipulation for insurance claims adjudication

Viewing and manipulation for diagnostic purposes

Viewing for patient education and consultation including cosmetic imaging.

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. “K012439: Dentaleye 2 Dental Image Management System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012439

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026