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Patxfer

K021583510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 12, 200290-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

Brainlab AG · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Aug 12, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K983831 (Brainlab AG, 1999) after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: Aug 12, 2002
Review: 90 days
Class: Class II
Product code: LLZ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K983831 (1999). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK983831 VECTORVISION2Brainlab AG · 1999
This deviceK021583 PatxferBrainlab AG · 2002
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK040931 Patxfer RTBrainlab AG · 2004

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K040931Patxfer RTBrainlab AG · 2004 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K983831	VECTORVISION2	Brainlab AG	1999	—
0 (this device)	K021583	Patxfer	Brainlab AG	2002	—
+1	K040931	Patxfer RT	Brainlab AG	2004	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2004	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021583, 1999–2004Source: 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
*	K983831	VECTORVISION2 Summary page 2 …dated according to BrainLAB's procedures for product design and development and found to be substantially equivalent with BrainLAB medical devices such as VectorVision2 (K 983831). The validation proves the safety and effectiveness of the system.…	Brainlab AG	1999	—
*	—	VectorVision Named without a submission number			—

Also cleared against K983831: 11 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K040931	Patxfer RT	Brainlab AG	2004	0

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, K040931 (Brainlab AG, 2004) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
11 other devices also cite its predicate K983831.

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.

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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?

PatXfer provides capabilities for the acceptance, transfer, display, storage and digital processing of medical images including functions for performing operations related to image manipulation,

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K021583 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K021583: Patxfer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021583

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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