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Ics Medical Chartr EP with Assr and Chartr Oae Systems

K031986510(k) SpecialCleared Jul 24, 200327-day reviewClass II21 CFR 874.1050

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

Ics Medical · EWO Audiometer

Cleared on Jul 24, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K002985 (Ics Medical Corp., 2000) after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 24, 2003
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EWO
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K002985 (2000). 12 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2009: 2 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant clearedK002985 · Ics Medical Chartr EP and Chartr Oae Systems · Ics Medical Corp. · 2000200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 5 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants K002985 · Ics Medical Chartr EP and Chartr Oae Systems · Ics Medical Corp. · 20000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK002985 Ics Medical Chartr EP and Chartr Oae SystemsIcs Medical Corp. · 2000
  2. This deviceK031986 Ics Medical Chartr EP with Assr and Chartr Oae SystemsIcs Medical · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK083399 Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics A/S · 2009 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK092373 Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics · 2009
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK143670 Ics Chartr EP 200 with VempGn Otometrics A/S · 2015
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK133012 SentieroPath Medical GmbH · 2014 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK163326 SmartEPIntelligent Hearing Systems · 2017

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 22014: 12015: 12017: 32019: 12020: 12022: 22024: 1
2009high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K083399Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics A/S · 2009 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K092373Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics · 2009 · cites it directly10descendants
  • K143670Ics Chartr EP 200 with VempGn Otometrics A/S · 2015 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K133012SentieroPath Medical GmbH · 2014 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K163326SmartEPIntelligent Hearing Systems · 2017 · 3 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K002985Ics Medical Chartr EP and Chartr Oae SystemsIcs Medical Corp.2000—
0 (this device)K031986Ics Medical Chartr EP with Assr and Chartr Oae SystemsIcs Medical2003—
+1K083399Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics A/S20091
+1K092373Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics2009—
+2K143670Ics Chartr EP 200 with VempGn Otometrics A/S2015—
+2K133012SentieroPath Medical GmbH20144
+3K163326SmartEPIntelligent Hearing Systems2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200920
201410
201510
201730
201910
202010
202220
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031986, 2000–2024Source: 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.

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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
*K002985Ics Medical Chartr EP and Chartr Oae Systems
Our reading of the summary gave K002885, FDA’s number for Dade Pfa-100 Platelet Function Analyzer Model-100, Dade… (Dade Behring, Inc.). Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “CHARTR EP and CHARTR OAE Systems”.
Ics Medical Corp.2000—

Also cleared against K002985: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (12)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K083399Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics A/S200911
K092373Ics Chartr EP 200Gn Otometrics200910

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, K083399 (Gn Otometrics A/S, 2009) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K002985.

How does its category compare?

All EWO devices

EWO Audiometer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EWO

2in 2024

2007: 52008: 12009: 22010: 22011: 32012: 42013: 22014: 12015: 42017: 22018: 22019: 12022: 12023: 12024: 2
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EWO

173in 2015

2007: 69 days median2011: 151 days median2012: 137 days median2015: 173 days median
2007high 173 (2015) · low 69 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · EWO

4in 2023

2008: 12023: 4
2007high 4 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EWO

13in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 42011: 22015: 12019: 62020: 72021: 32022: 62023: 32024: 22025: 13
2007high 13 (2025) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EWO, 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
200756901
20081—11
20092—01
20102—04
2011315102
2012413700
20132—00
20141—00
2015417301
20160—00
20172—00
20182—00
20191—06
20200—07
20210—03
20221—06
20231—43
20242—02
20250—013
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The CHARTRO EP System is indicated for auditory evoked potential testing as an aid in detecting hearing loss and lesions in the auditory pathway.

The CHARTRO OAE is indicated for the determination of cochlear function in infants, children, and adults which provides information about hearing without subjective response from the individual being tested.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031986: Ics Medical Chartr EP with Assr and Chartr Oae Systems.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031986

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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