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Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite

K140271510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 1, 201457-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.2050

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

Carestream Health, Inc. · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Apr 1, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K100094 (Carestream Heatlh, Inc., 2010) after a 57-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1996. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Apr 1, 2014
Review
57 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LLZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K954678 (1996). 10 ancestors in all, the oldest K941223 (1994). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK954678 Pro VisionAlgotec Systems, Ltd. · 1996
  2. 5 generations backK980648 Pro VisionAlgotec Systems, Ltd. · 1998
  3. 4 generations backK992654 Plug 'N View 3D, Version 1.0Voxar Limited · 1999
  4. 3 generations backK020546 Fusion 7DMirada Solutions, Ltd. · 2002
  5. 2 generations backK083673 Carestream Pacs, Model Carestream Pacs ViiCarestream Health, Inc. · 2008
  6. 1 generation backK100094 Carestream Image SuiteCarestream Heatlh, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK140271 Tablet Viewer Software for Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc. · 2014
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK251168 Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc. · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K251168Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc. · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K954678Pro VisionAlgotec Systems, Ltd.1996—
−5K980648Pro VisionAlgotec Systems, Ltd.1998—
−4K992654Plug 'N View 3D, Version 1.0Voxar Limited1999—
−3K020546Fusion 7DMirada Solutions, Ltd.2002—
−2K083673Carestream Pacs, Model Carestream Pacs ViiCarestream Health, Inc.2008—
−1K100094Carestream Image SuiteCarestream Heatlh, Inc.20102
0 (this device)K140271Tablet Viewer Software for Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc.2014—
+1K251168Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199810
200110
200610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140271, 1996–2025Source: 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
*K100094Carestream Image Suite
Summary page 1
…icate Device: Image Suite Manufactured by Carestreamn Health, Inc. 510(k) Number - K100094 (March 11, 2010) 64 Carestr…
Carestream Heatlh, Inc.20102

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K251168Image SuiteCarestream Health, Inc.20250

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 18 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.5 years on median.
  • 2 of the 10 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K251168 (Carestream Health, Inc., 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LLZ devices

LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LLZ

58in 2025

2007: 762008: 942009: 702010: 512011: 1062012: 822013: 952014: 782015: 642016: 822017: 782018: 1042019: 742020: 812021: 832022: 652023: 872024: 622025: 582026 (partial year): 45
2007high 106 (2011) · low 51 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LLZ

173in 2025

2007: 36 days median2008: 52 days median2009: 62 days median2010: 98 days median2011: 79 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 84 days median2014: 89 days median2015: 90 days median2016: 90 days median2017: 107 days median2018: 105 days median2019: 107 days median2020: 115 days median2021: 116 days median2022: 137 days median2023: 157 days median2024: 131 days median2025: 173 days median2026 (partial year): 110 days median
2007high 173 (2025) · low 36 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LLZ

11in 2025

2007: 202008: 322009: 212010: 172011: 302012: 122013: 642014: 62015: 162016: 122017: 52018: 72019: 22020: 62021: 32022: 42023: 82024: 62025: 112026 (partial year): 14
2007high 64 (2013) · low 2 (2019)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LLZ

116in 2025

2007: 1522008: 1542009: 1452010: 1452011: 4542012: 2662013: 1,1302014: 15,6312015: 2112016: 2902017: 1042018: 722019: 882020: 822021: 702022: 282023: 262024: 422025: 116
2007high 15,631 (2014) · low 26 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LLZ, 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
2007763620152
2008945232154
2009706221145
2010519817145
20111067930454
2012828712266
20139584641,130
20147889615,631
2015649016211
2016829012290
2017781075104
2018104105772
201974107288
202081115682
202183116370
202265137428
202387157826
202462131642
20255817311116
20264511014—

What is it indicated for?

CARESTREAM Image Suite is an image management system whose intended use is to receive, process, review, display, print and archive images and data from all imaging modalities. Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite is used for patient management by clinicians in order to access and display patient data, medical reports, and medical images for diagnosis from different modalities including CR, DR, CT, MR, and US. Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite…

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CARESTREAM Image Suite is an image management system whose intended use is to receive, process, review, display, print and archive images and data from all imaging modalities.

Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite is used for patient management by clinicians in order to access and display patient data, medical reports, and medical images for diagnosis from different modalities including CR, DR, CT, MR, and US.

Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite provides wireless and portable access to medical images for remote reading or referral purposes from web browsers including usage with validated mobile devices. This device is not intended to replace the full Mini-PACS and should be used only when there is no access to the full Mini-PACS Web Viewer.

This excludes mammography applications in the United States.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K140271: Tablet Viewer Software for Image Suite.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140271

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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