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Viewmate System

K071028510(k) SpecialCleared May 1, 200720-day reviewClass I21 CFR 890.3675

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

Ep Medsystems · ITN Splint, Denis Brown

Cleared on May 1, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K031066 (Ep Medsystems, 2003) after a 20-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2003. 134 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 1, 2007
Review
20 days
Class
Class I
Product code
ITN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K031066 (2003). 134 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2014: 10 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 5 descendants cleared2016: 8 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2018: 9 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2017: 9 descendants cleared2019: 7 descendants cleared2021: 10 descendants cleared2025: 13 descendants cleared2020: 12 descendants cleared2022: 13 descendants cleared2023: 10 descendants cleared2024: 11 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants clearedK031066 · Viewmate Ultrasound Imaging System · Ep Medsystems · 2003200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 5 descendants4 generations forward: 11 descendants5 generations forward: 13 descendants6 generations forward: 17 descendants7 generations forward: 17 descendants8 generations forward: 13 descendants9 generations forward: 12 descendants10 generations forward: 10 descendants11 generations forward: 8 descendants12 generations forward: 12 descendants13 generations forward: 6 descendants14 generations forward: 3 descendants15 generations forward: 2 descendants16 generations forward: 1 descendant17 generations forward: 2 descendants K031066 · Viewmate Ultrasound Imaging System · Ep Medsystems · 20030+5+10+15
  1. Root · 1 generation backK031066 Viewmate Ultrasound Imaging SystemEp Medsystems · 2003
  2. This deviceK071028 Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems · 2007
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 133 of its ownK073709 Modification to Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems · 2008
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 132 of its ownK101091 Z.One Ultra Ultrasound SystemZonare Medical Systems, Inc. · 2010
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 98 of its ownK121699 Acuson X300 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Sonovista X300 Diagnostic…Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 96 of its ownK123622 AcusonSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 74 of its ownK123001 Acuson X700 Diagnstic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 134 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12010: 12011: 12012: 52013: 42014: 102015: 52016: 82017: 92018: 92019: 72020: 122021: 102022: 132023: 102024: 112025: 132026: 5
2008high 13 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K073709Modification to Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems · 2008 · cites it directly133descendants
  • K101091Z.One Ultra Ultrasound SystemZonare Medical Systems, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on132descendants
  • K121699Acuson X300 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Sonovista X300 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on98descendants
  • K123622AcusonSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012 · 4 generations on96descendants
  • K123001Acuson X700 Diagnstic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2012 · 4 generations on74descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K031066Viewmate Ultrasound Imaging SystemEp Medsystems2003—
0 (this device)K071028Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems2007—
+1K073709Modification to Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems2008—
+2K101091Z.One Ultra Ultrasound SystemZonare Medical Systems, Inc.2010—
+3K121699Acuson X300 Diagnostic Ultrasound System Sonovista X300 Diagnostic Ultrasound…Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2012—
+4K123622AcusonSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.201213
+4K123001Acuson X700 Diagnstic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.20122

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201010
201110
201250
201340
2014100
201550
201680
201790
201890
201970
2020120
2021100
2022130
2023100
2024110
2025130
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071028, 2003–2026Source: 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
*K031066Viewmate Ultrasound Imaging System
Summary page 2
…ardiac ultrasound imaging console in combination with the ViewFlexTM1 ultrasound catheter was cleared for US marketing on October 17, 2003 (K031066). As of this writing, there have been no significant modifications to any element of the ViewMate® System: therefo…
Ep Medsystems2003—

Also cleared against K031066: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (134)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K073709Modification to Viewmate SystemEp Medsystems2008133

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, K073709 (Ep Medsystems, 2008) has gone furthest, with 133 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K031066.

How does its category compare?

All ITN devices

ITN Splint, Denis Brown: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · ITN

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITN

Too few ITN 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ITN

No recall names ITN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ITN

No MAUDE report names ITN since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
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20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
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20210—00
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20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The ViewMate® System is indicated for use in adult and adolescent pediatric patients to visualize cardiac structures and blood flow within the heart.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K071028: Viewmate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071028

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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