510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Deep Gray

K012563510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Nov 2, 200185-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

Cortechs Labs, Inc. · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Nov 2, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K002519 (Vital Images, Inc., 2000) and 1 other predicate after an 85-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1991.

Decided: Nov 2, 2001
Review: 85 days
Class: Class II
Product code: LLZ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K913770 (1991). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK913770 Advantage V.S. CT/MR Rad Diagnostic WorkstationGeneral Electric Co. · 1991
1 generation backK963345 Advantage Windows Tissue Volume OptionGE Medical Systems · 1996
This deviceK012563 Deep GrayCortechs Labs, Inc. · 2001

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K913770	Advantage V.S. CT/MR Rad Diagnostic Workstation	General Electric Co.	1991	—
−1	K963345	Advantage Windows Tissue Volume Option	GE Medical Systems	1996	—
0 (this device)	K012563	Deep Gray	Cortechs Labs, Inc.	2001	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2000	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012563, 1991–2001Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (2)

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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K002519	Vitrea 2, Version 2.1 Summary page 2 …ay Page 6 of 26 Revision: 1.0 Abbreviated 510(k) Submission Date: 7/31/2001 Substantially Equivalent To: Vitrea 2, version 2.1 Advantage Windows Tissue Volume Option (K002519) (K963345) Vital Images, Inc. General Electric Medical Systems 3300 Fernbrook Lane North Suite 200 P.O. Box 414 Plymouth, MN 5…	Vital Images, Inc.	2000	1
*	K963345	Advantage Windows Tissue Volume Option Summary page 2 …of 26 Revision: 1.0 Abbreviated 510(k) Submission Date: 7/31/2001 Substantially Equivalent To: Vitrea 2, version 2.1 Advantage Windows Tissue Volume Option (K002519) (K963345) Vital Images, Inc. General Electric Medical Systems 3300 Fernbrook Lane North Suite 200 P.O. Box 414 Plymouth, MN 55447 Milwa…	GE Medical Systems	1996	—

Also cleared against K002519: 12 other devices →

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?

The line of descent spans 10 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.0 years on median.
1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
12 other devices also cite its predicate K002519.

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

2007high 106 (2011) · low 51 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LLZ

173in 2025

2007high 173 (2025) · low 36 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LLZ

11in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	76	36	20	152
2008	94	52	32	154
2009	70	62	21	145
2010	51	98	17	145
2011	106	79	30	454
2012	82	87	12	266
2013	95	84	64	1,130
2014	78	89	6	15,631
2015	64	90	16	211
2016	82	90	12	290
2017	78	107	5	104
2018	104	105	7	72
2019	74	107	2	88
2020	81	115	6	82
2021	83	116	3	70
2022	65	137	4	28
2023	87	157	8	26
2024	62	131	6	42
2025	58	173	11	116
2026	45	110	14	—

What is it indicated for?

Visualization/Processing/Analysis of brain images from MR scanners.

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/K012563 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K012563: Deep Gray.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012563

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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