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Mri Multi-Channel Optical Communication (Moc) System Imroc/Imroc IR Wirless Optoactive

K121239510(k) TraditionalCleared May 24, 201230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1000

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

Optoacoustics, Ltd. · LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cleared on May 24, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K073099 (Nordicneurolab, 2007) and 1 other predicate after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2005.

Decided
May 24, 2012
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LNH
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K043290 (2005). 3 ancestors in all, the oldest K921891 (1993). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K073099 · Fmri Hardware System · Nordicneurolab · 2007K043290 · Mindstate Functional Data Acquisition Device, Version 1.0 · Neurognostics, Inc. · 20050
  1. Root · 2 generations backK043290 Mindstate Functional Data Acquisition Device, Version 1.0Neurognostics, Inc. · 2005
  2. 1 generation backK073099 Fmri Hardware SystemNordicneurolab · 2007
  3. This deviceK121239 Mri Multi-Channel Optical Communication (Moc) System Imroc/Imroc IR…Optoacoustics, Ltd. · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K043290Mindstate Functional Data Acquisition Device, Version 1.0Neurognostics, Inc.2005—
−1K073099Fmri Hardware SystemNordicneurolab2007—
0 (this device)K121239Mri Multi-Channel Optical Communication (Moc) System Imroc/Imroc IR Wirless…Optoacoustics, Ltd.2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121239, 2005–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K073099Fmri Hardware System
Summary page 1
…Class 11 Predicate Devices: fMvRI Hardware System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (NordicNeuroLab AS.) K073099 Silent Scan, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Avotec Inc)…
Nordicneurolab2007—
*K921891Silent Scan
Summary page 3
…equivalent to the predicate devices because: Indications - Equivalent to predicates - NordicNeuroL-ab fMRI Hardware System (K073099) and Avotec Silent Scan (K92 189 1). Technology - Equivalent technology and design - NordicNeuroLab fMRI Hardware System (K073099) and Avotec Silent Scan…
Avotec, Inc.1993—

Also cleared against K073099: 1 other device →

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 7 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.5 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K073099.

How does its category compare?

All LNH devices

LNH System, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LNH

26in 2025

2007: 122008: 192009: 172010: 122011: 162012: 222013: 192014: 172015: 192016: 202017: 182018: 292019: 262020: 322021: 272022: 302023: 302024: 262025: 262026 (partial year): 24
2007high 32 (2020) · low 12 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LNH

122in 2025

2007: 35 days median2008: 53 days median2009: 70 days median2010: 94 days median2011: 81 days median2012: 89 days median2013: 108 days median2014: 108 days median2015: 140 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 98 days median2018: 128 days median2019: 62 days median2020: 121 days median2021: 87 days median2022: 74 days median2023: 124 days median2024: 104 days median2025: 122 days median2026 (partial year): 126 days median
2007high 140 (2015) · low 35 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LNH

8in 2025

2007: 252008: 122009: 72010: 172011: 112012: 52013: 22014: 132015: 12, 2 Class I2016: 12018: 712019: 52020: 42021: 412022: 132023: 10, 1 Class I2024: 42025: 8, 5 Class I2026 (partial year): 43
2007high 71 (2018) · low 0 (2017)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LNH

1,263in 2025

2007: 1142008: 1672009: 1942010: 1652011: 1822012: 1702013: 1072014: 1192015: 1132016: 1352017: 1212018: 1582019: 1582020: 982021: 842022: 1382023: 1592024: 2812025: 1,263
2007high 1,263 (2025) · low 84 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LNH, 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
2007123525114
2008195312167
200917707194
2010129417165
2011168111182
201222895170
2013191082107
20141710813119
20151914012 (2)113
2016201081135
201718980121
20182912871158
201926625158
202032121498
202127874184
2022307413138
20233012410 (1)159
2024261044281
2025261228 (5)1,263
20262412643—

What is it indicated for?

Optoacoustic's MRI Multi-Channel Optical Communication System (MOC) is intended to facilitate audio communications and stimulation during a scanning session. System devices provide real-time Scanner noise reduction and/or noise cancellation, while enabling multiple concurrent dialogs.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K121239: Mri Multi-Channel Optical Communication (Moc) System Imroc/Imroc IR Wirless Optoactive.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121239

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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