# K032536: Somatom Extended Field of View Software Option

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 10, 2003 after 84 days
- Product code: JAK (System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1750
- 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 K982349 (1998). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K023687: Somatom Emotion 6 CT Systems, Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. (2002)
- K013522: Somatom P30 CT Systems, Siemens Medical Systems, Inc. (2001)

## Most influential descendants
- K063241: CSTC-002A, Extended Field of View Software Option (2006), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Extended Field of View is part of the software module within the CT operating system and provides the selection and image reconstruction variable up to a fixed limit. As an option the limit has been extended up to 70 cm and the use of this special application requires a license key.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032536
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology