# K122550: Ics Impulse

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Gn Otometrics
- Decided: Feb 1, 2013 after 164 days
- Product code: GWN (Nystagmograph)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.1460
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K891008 (1989). 2 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K891008: Vestibular Ocular Reflex Test Equipment (Vorteq), Micromedical Technologies, Inc. (1989) Summary page 1.
- K964325: Visualeyes: Video Eye Monitor, Micromedical Technologies, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K151504: ICS Impulse (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K242198: ICS Dizcovery (1091) (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K242726: Synapsys VHIT (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K163270: ISEN-Goggles with Data Viewer (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ICS Impulse System is used in the assessment of the vestibular-ocular reflex (VOR) by measuring, recording, displaying, and analyzing eye and head movements.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K122550
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology