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Avera Model Dei System (Diffractive Energy Imaging System)

K013886510(k) TraditionalCleared May 10, 2002168-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1550

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

Advanced Diagnostics, Inc. · NCS System, Imaging, Holography, Acoustic

Cleared on May 10, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K001510 (Advanced Diagnostics, Inc., 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 168-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998.

Decided
May 10, 2002
Review
168 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NCS
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K980423 (1998). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2000: 1 other ancestorK980423 · Sonopsy LA System · Neovision Corp. · 199819961998200020022004
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K980423 · Sonopsy LA System · Neovision Corp. · 19980
  1. Root · 1 generation backK980423 Sonopsy LA SystemNeovision Corp. · 1998
  2. This deviceK013886 Avera Model Dei System (Diffractive Energy Imaging System)Advanced Diagnostics, Inc. · 2002
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K980423Sonopsy LA SystemNeovision Corp.1998—
0 (this device)K013886Avera Model Dei System (Diffractive Energy Imaging System)Advanced Diagnostics, Inc.2002—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013886, 1998–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K001510OS-2000 Optical Sonography System
Summary page 1
…cial Musculoskeletal, and Peripheral ‘Vascular applications. ITechnologica! Comparison to Predicate Device: The DEI System is simildr to the predicate device (0S-2000, k001510) in that both use an lobject transducer that is coupled to the patient by use of a water-path (immersion in water 'bath or use of…
Advanced Diagnostics, Inc.2000—
*K980423Sonopsy LA System
Summary page 2
…disk. This modification to the predicate involves the addition of biopsy capability. The Avera is substantially equivalent to a predicate device, the Sonopsy LA System (K 980423) in that both atlow real time image-guided biopsy within image guidance in 1 plane and an assist device to locate the plane of fo…
Neovision Corp.1998—

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All NCS devices

NCS System, Imaging, Holography, Acoustic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NCS

FDA has decided no NCS device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NCS

Too few NCS 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NCS

No recall names NCS since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NCS

No MAUDE report names NCS since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

Diagnostic ultrasound imaging of human soft tissues

Other Indications or Modes:

1 Small organ imaging is intended for the breast

2 Breast biopsy

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. “K013886: Avera Model Dei System (Diffractive Energy Imaging System).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013886

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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