510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2016

Lightspeed 5.0 Computed Tomography System

K030420510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 10, 200328-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1750Recalls 4

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

GE Medical Systems · JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed

Cleared on Mar 10, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K013561 (GE Medical Systems, 2001) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001. 6 of the 114 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 112 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 4 times.

Decided
Mar 10, 2003
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JAK
Recalls
4
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K013561 (2001). 112 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly. 6 of the 114 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 2 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2005: 3 descendants cleared2008: 6 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2012: 6 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 8 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22009: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12013: 2 descendants cleared2016: 7 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12025: 10 descendants cleared2018: 6 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12014: 6 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2020: 6 descendants cleared2019: 8 descendants cleared2021: 5 descendants cleared2023: 7 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2026: 6 descendants cleared2024: 6 descendants clearedK013561 · Lightspeed 4.0 CT Scanner System · GE Medical Systems · 2001 · recalled200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 6 descendants2 generations forward: 7 descendants3 generations forward: 7 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 15 descendants, 3 with a Class I recall35 generations forward: 20 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall26 generations forward: 20 descendants7 generations forward: 12 descendants8 generations forward: 9 descendants9 generations forward: 8 descendants10 generations forward: 4 descendants11 generations forward: 3 descendants12 generations forward: 1 descendant K013561 · Lightspeed 4.0 CT Scanner System · GE Medical Systems · 2001 · recalled0+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK013561 Lightspeed 4.0 CT Scanner SystemGE Medical Systems · 2001 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK030420 Lightspeed 5.0 Computed Tomography SystemGE Medical Systems · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 86 of its ownK040372 Lightspeed 7.0 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2004 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 45 of its ownK061817 Lightspeed 7.1 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2006 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 38 of its ownK052216 Somatom DefinitionSiemens Medical Systems, Inc. · 2005
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 36 of its ownK082220 Somatom Flash DSSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2008
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 35 of its ownK081105 GE Lightspeed CT750 HD (Lightspeed 8.0)GE Healthcare · 2008 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12004: 22005: 32006: 22008: 62009: 22010: 12011: 82012: 62013: 22014: 62015: 32016: 72017: 42018: 62019: 82020: 62021: 52022: 52023: 72024: 62025: 102026: 6
2003high 10 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K040372Lightspeed 7.0 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2004 · cites it directly86descendants
  • K061817Lightspeed 7.1 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC · 2006 · 2 generations on45descendants
  • K052216Somatom DefinitionSiemens Medical Systems, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on38descendants
  • K082220Somatom Flash DSSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on36descendants
  • K081105GE Lightspeed CT750 HD (Lightspeed 8.0)GE Healthcare · 2008 · 3 generations on35descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K013561Lightspeed 4.0 CT Scanner SystemGE Medical Systems20015
0 (this device)K030420Lightspeed 5.0 Computed Tomography SystemGE Medical Systems2003—
+1K040372Lightspeed 7.0 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC20045
+2K061817Lightspeed 7.1 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC20061
+2K052216Somatom DefinitionSiemens Medical Systems, Inc.2005—
+3K082220Somatom Flash DSSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2008—
+3K081105GE Lightspeed CT750 HD (Lightspeed 8.0)GE Healthcare20085

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200420
200530
200620
200860
200921
201010
201182
201261
201320
201460
201530
201671
201740
201861
201980
202060
202150
202250
202370
202460
2025100
202660
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030420, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

6 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new JAK device

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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
*K013561Lightspeed 4.0 CT Scanner SystemGE Medical Systems20015

Also cleared against K013561: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (112)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K040372Lightspeed 7.0 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC200486
K052855Starspeed Series CT Scanner SystemsGE Healthcare200517
K060052GE Lightspeed Xtra CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC200613
K043381Infinia LightspeedGe Medical Systems F.I. Haifa20041
K033502Lightspeed 6.0 CT Scanner SystemGe Medical Systems, LLC20031
K052447Synerad Impact 60, Synerad Impact 72 and Analogic AMS1600Analogic Corp.20050

Has anything in its family been recalled? (6 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 10, 2016Class IIZ-1053-2016Labeling designGE Healthcare has updated the Service Manuals for a number of CT and PET CT Scanners to update an incorrect torque value.
Jul 17, 2015Class IIZ-2801-2015Process controlPotential for expulsion of the Power Supply on Lightspeed CT scanner or Discovery ST PET CT or Discovery LS PET CT scanner.
Jul 25, 2011Class IIZ-1188-2013Process controlFastener bolts on the heat exchanger were not properly torqued and part of the heat exchanger can detach from the gantry and hit the inside of the covers and other components of the gantry possibly resulting in the oil conduit breaking…
Dec 21, 2006Not classifiedZ-0804-2007OtherOil may leak onto the port window of the CT tube and may result in image artifacts that could lead to misdiagnosis.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K093514Discovery Model NM/CT 670Ge Medical Systems F.I. Haifa · 2009 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2009 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K153402Discovery NM/CT 670 CZTGE Healthcare · 2016 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K173816NM/CT 850, NM/CT 860GE Healthcare · 2018 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2018 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K111445Discovery NM 630GE Healthcare · 2011 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K113350Brivo NM 615GE Healthcare · 2011 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2011 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K121019Optima NM/CT 640GE Healthcare · 2012 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K040372 (Ge Medical Systems, LLC, 2004) has gone furthest, with 86 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K013561.

How does its category compare?

All JAK devices

JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JAK

27in 2025

2007: 142008: 262009: 152010: 72011: 162012: 282013: 172014: 302015: 302016: 252017: 292018: 242019: 282020: 302021: 202022: 302023: 272024: 262025: 272026 (partial year): 21
2007high 30 (2014) · low 7 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JAK

141in 2025

2007: 27 days median2008: 42 days median2009: 31 days median2010: 92 days median2011: 155 days median2012: 121 days median2013: 132 days median2014: 200 days median2015: 140 days median2016: 129 days median2017: 96 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 145 days median2022: 131 days median2023: 139 days median2024: 141 days median2025: 141 days median2026 (partial year): 167 days median
2007high 200 (2014) · low 27 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · JAK

17in 2025

2007: 112008: 162009: 292010: 512011: 342012: 232013: 112014: 102015: 282016: 442017: 332018: 102019: 52020: 82021: 152022: 92023: 92024: 202025: 172026 (partial year): 23
2007high 51 (2010) · low 5 (2019)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JAK

219in 2025

2007: 762008: 1202009: 1052010: 1192011: 2052012: 1922013: 4142014: 3082015: 4542016: 3652017: 3382018: 5432019: 2332020: 1772021: 2612022: 1992023: 3102024: 2122025: 219
2007high 543 (2018) · low 76 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JAK, 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
200714271176
2008264216120
2009153129105
201079251119
20111615534205
20122812123192
20131713211414
20143020010308
20153014028454
20162512944365
2017299633338
20182411410543
201928945233
2020301128177
20212014515261
2022301319199
2023271399310
20242614120212
20252714117219
20262116723—

What is it indicated for?

The Lightspeed 5.0 CT Scanner System is indicated for head and whole body X-ray computed tomography applications.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030420: Lightspeed 5.0 Computed Tomography System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030420

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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