# K031209: GE 1.5T 8 Channel Torso Coil

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Ge Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: May 23, 2003 after 36 days
- Product code: MOS (Coil, Magnetic Resonance, Specialty)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1000
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K971667 (1997). 5 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030495: 3.0T Torso Phased Array Coil, Ge Medical Systems, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K022669: 8 Channel Cardiac Phased Array Coil, GE Medical Systems (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K052584: 1.5T 12 Channel Body Array (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K101492: 8 Channel Cardiac Phased Array Coil (2010), 0 descendants of its own
- K073236: Neocoil 3.0T 32-Channel Torso Array Coil for GE (2007), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The GE 1.5T 8 Channel Torso Coil is intended to be used in the abdomen, pelvis and chest regions for 2D and 3D Magnetic Resonance imaging and Parallel body imaging

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031209
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology