# K042844: GE Signa Excite 1.5T 6 Channel Phased Array Flex Coil, GE Signa Excite 3.0T 6 Channel Phased Array Flex Coil

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Ge Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 3, 2004 after 19 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
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K110610: 1.5 GE 6-Channel Phased Array Flex Coil, 3.0 GE 6-Channel Phased Array Flex Coil (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K130706: Duoflex Coil Suite (1.5T) (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K173290: DuoFLEX Coil Suite (2017), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042844
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology