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Geodesic Eeg System Series 100

K033399510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 4, 2004285-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1400

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

Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated · GWQ Full-Montage Standard Electroencephalograph

Cleared on Aug 4, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K012079 (Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated, 2001) after a 285-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 4, 2004
Review
285 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GWQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K933233 (1994). 4 ancestors in all, the oldest K780045 (1978). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1978: 1 other ancestor2012: 1 descendant clearedK933233 · Ceegraph, Modification · Bio-Logic Systems Corp. · 1994K973883 · Bio-Logic Ceegraph 128-Channel Recording System · Bio-Logic Systems Corp. · 1998K012079 · Geodesic Eeg System, Model 200 · Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated · 200119801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K012079 · Geodesic Eeg System, Model 200 · Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated · 2001K973883 · Bio-Logic Ceegraph 128-Channel Recording System · Bio-Logic Systems Corp. · 1998K933233 · Ceegraph, Modification · Bio-Logic Systems Corp. · 19940
  1. Root · 3 generations backK933233 Ceegraph, ModificationBio-Logic Systems Corp. · 1994
  2. 2 generations backK973883 Bio-Logic Ceegraph 128-Channel Recording SystemBio-Logic Systems Corp. · 1998
  3. 1 generation backK012079 Geodesic Eeg System, Model 200Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated · 2001
  4. This deviceK033399 Geodesic Eeg System Series 100Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK112353 Geodesic Eeg Mobile 100 (Gem 100)Electrical Geodesics, Inc. · 2012

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  • K112353Geodesic Eeg Mobile 100 (Gem 100)Electrical Geodesics, Inc. · 2012 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K933233Ceegraph, ModificationBio-Logic Systems Corp.1994—
−2K973883Bio-Logic Ceegraph 128-Channel Recording SystemBio-Logic Systems Corp.1998—
−1K012079Geodesic Eeg System, Model 200Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated2001—
0 (this device)K033399Geodesic Eeg System Series 100Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated2004—
+1K112353Geodesic Eeg Mobile 100 (Gem 100)Electrical Geodesics, Inc.2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
197810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K033399, 1994–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K012079Geodesic Eeg System, Model 200
Summary page 1
…icate device for this submission is the Geodesic EEG SystemnTm Model 200 submitted by Electrical Geodesics, Inc. and cleared for marketing under 5 10(k) #KO012079. Description of the device: The Geodesic BEG System TM Series 100 products, also known as the GES Series 100, are…
Electrical Geodesics, Incorporated2001—

Also cleared against K012079: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K112353Geodesic Eeg Mobile 100 (Gem 100)Electrical Geodesics, Inc.20120

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?

  • The line of descent spans 10 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.5 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K112353 (Electrical Geodesics, Inc., 2012) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K012079.

How does its category compare?

All GWQ devices

GWQ Full-Montage Standard Electroencephalograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GWQ

1in 2024

2007: 12008: 22010: 32011: 42012: 42013: 22014: 22015: 32016: 32017: 52018: 82020: 62022: 32023: 62024: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2018) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWQ

137in 2023

2010: 73 days median2011: 220 days median2012: 208 days median2015: 276 days median2016: 50 days median2017: 181 days median2018: 150 days median2020: 216 days median2022: 216 days median2023: 137 days median
2007high 276 (2015) · low 50 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · GWQ

1in 2020

2007: 52008: 22009: 12010: 12015: 22019: 22020: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWQ

13in 2025

2007: 112008: 82009: 72010: 122011: 62012: 92013: 42014: 72015: 132016: 282017: 172018: 152019: 162020: 302021: 202022: 162023: 202024: 172025: 13
2007high 30 (2020) · low 4 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWQ, 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
20071—511
20082—28
20090—17
2010373112
2011422006
2012420809
20132—04
20142—07
20153276213
2016350028
20175181017
20188150015
20190—216
20206216130
20210—020
20223216016
20236137020
20241—017
20250—013
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The Geodesic EEG SystemTM Series 100 products are intended to measure and record the electrical activity of the patient's brain. They can be used on adults, children, and infants.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K033399: Geodesic Eeg System Series 100.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K033399

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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