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GE Lunar DPX & Prodigy Series Dexa Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit

K072439510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 14, 200715-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1170

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

Ge Medical Systems Ultrasound and Primary Care Dia · KGI Densitometer, Bone

Cleared on Sep 14, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K915535 (Lunar, 1992) and 7 other predicates after a 15-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1990.

Decided
Sep 14, 2007
Review
15 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KGI
Recalls
None
Predicates
8

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K890121 (1990). 16 ancestors in all, the oldest K884625 (1989). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2002: 1 other ancestor2000: 3 other ancestors1998: 2 other ancestors1992: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor1995: 3 other ancestors1990: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestorK890121 · Modified DPX Bone Densitometer · Lunar · 1990K961007 · Expert Spine Morphotietry Reference · Lunar Corp. · 1996K011917 · Advanced Hip Assessment Software · Ge Lunar Corp. · 200119851990199520002005
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 7 other ancestors2 generations back: 6 other ancestors K011917 · Advanced Hip Assessment Software · Ge Lunar Corp. · 2001K961007 · Expert Spine Morphotietry Reference · Lunar Corp. · 1996K890121 · Modified DPX Bone Densitometer · Lunar · 19900
  1. Root · 3 generations backK890121 Modified DPX Bone DensitometerLunar · 1990
  2. 2 generations backK961007 Expert Spine Morphotietry ReferenceLunar Corp. · 1996
  3. 1 generation backK011917 Advanced Hip Assessment SoftwareGe Lunar Corp. · 2001
  4. This deviceK072439 GE Lunar DPX & Prodigy Series Dexa Bone Densitometers with Mobile KitGe Medical Systems Ultrasound and Primary Care Dia · 2007
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K890121Modified DPX Bone DensitometerLunar1990—
−2K961007Expert Spine Morphotietry ReferenceLunar Corp.1996—
−1K011917Advanced Hip Assessment SoftwareGe Lunar Corp.2001—
0 (this device)K072439GE Lunar DPX & Prodigy Series Dexa Bone Densitometers with Mobile KitGe Medical Systems Ultrasound and Primary Care Dia2007—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199010
199210
199530
199820
199910
200030
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K072439, 1990–2007Source: 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? (8)

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
*K915535Forearm Software for Lunar DPX Series Bone Desitom
Summary page 1
…Prodigy Series DEXA Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit, 21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distrib…
Lunar1992—
*K982267DPX-RX Bone Densitometer
Summary page 1
…Series DEXA Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit, 21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4…
Lunar Corp.19981
*K983564Prodigy Total Body Software
Summary page 1
…DEXA Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit, 21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. Device…
Lunar Corp.1998—
*K000826Prodigy Lateral View Software
Summary page 1
…Mobile Kit, 21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. DeviceDescription: The GE Lunar DPX…
Lunar Corp.2000—
*K001756Lunar Report Generator II
Summary page 1
…it, 21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. DeviceDescription: The GE Lunar DPX and Pro…
Lunar Corp.2000—
*K001812Pediatric Reference Data
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. DeviceDescription: The GE Lunar DPX and Prodigy Ser…
Lunar Corp.2000—
*K011917Advanced Hip Assessment Software
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. DeviceDescription: The GE Lunar DPX and Prodigy Series DEXA…
Ge Lunar Corp.2001—
*K023554Dual-Energy Vertebral Assessment View Software
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 892.1170, 90-KGI 3. Marketed Device: DPX and Prodigy series bone densitometers: K915535 K982267 K983564 K000826 K001756 K001812 K011917 K023554 currently in commercial distribution. 4. DeviceDescription: The GE Lunar DPX and Prodigy Series DEXA Bone De…
Ge Lunar Corp.2002—

Also cleared against K915535: 2 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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 17 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.1 years on median.
  • 1 of the 16 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K915535.

How does its category compare?

All KGI devices

KGI Densitometer, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KGI

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 52009: 12011: 22012: 52013: 12014: 22016: 22018: 12019: 12022: 22023: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGI

156in 2025

2008: 173 days median2012: 142 days median2025: 156 days median
2007high 173 (2008) · low 142 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · KGI

1in 2016

2008: 62009: 92011: 12016: 1
2007high 9 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KGI

8in 2025

2008: 22009: 32011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 22016: 12017: 162018: 62020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 22025: 8
2007high 16 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGI, 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
20072—00
2008517362
20091—93
20100—00
20112—15
2012514201
20131—01
20142—02
20150—00
20162—11
20170—016
20181—06
20191—00
20200—02
20210—01
20222—01
20231—02
20240—02
2025315608
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The GE Lunar DPX and Prodigy Series DEXA Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit provide a measurement of bone mineral density and fat and lean tissue mass. The values can then be compared to a reference population at the sole discretion of the physician.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K072439: GE Lunar DPX & Prodigy Series Dexa Bone Densitometers with Mobile Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K072439

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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