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Recalled · Class II · 2024

Artemis Hand Held Imaging System

K143474510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 30, 2015207-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500Recalls 1

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

Quest Medical Imaging · OWN Confocal Optical Imaging

Cleared on Jun 30, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K110480 (Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., 2012) and 1 other predicate after a 207-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1994. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jun 30, 2015
Review
207 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OWN
Recalls
1
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K944261 (1994). 12 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK944261 Retina AngiographHeidelberg Engineering · 1994
  2. 6 generations backK042961 Spy Intra-Operative Imaging System: SP2000Novadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  3. 5 generations backK060867 Spy Intraoperative Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  4. 4 generations backK063345 Spy Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  5. 3 generations backK072222 Spy Fluorescent Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  6. 2 generations backK073130 Spy Fluorescent Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2008
  7. 1 generation backK110480 Pde Photodynamic EyeHamamatsu Photonics K.K. · 2012
  8. This deviceK143474 Artemis Hand Held Imaging SystemQuest Medical Imaging · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K944261Retina AngiographHeidelberg Engineering1994—
−6K042961Spy Intra-Operative Imaging System: SP2000Novadaq Technologies, Inc.20051
−5K060867Spy Intraoperative Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc.20061
−4K063345Spy Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc.20071
−3K072222Spy Fluorescent Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc.20071
−2K073130Spy Fluorescent Imaging SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc.2008—
−1K110480Pde Photodynamic EyeHamamatsu Photonics K.K.2012—
0 (this device)K143474Artemis Hand Held Imaging SystemQuest Medical Imaging2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200610
200720
201410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K143474, 1994–2015Source: 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
*K110480Pde Photodynamic Eye
Summary page 4
…1500 Product Code: OWN, GCJ Identification of Predicate Device(s): 510(k) Device Manufacturer Number K110480 PDE Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.…
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.2012—
*K132475Fluobeam 800 Clinic Laser Imaging Device and Fluocase 800 Control System
Summary page 4
…Number K110480 PDE Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Hamamatsu City, Japan K132475 Fluobeam 800 Clinic Imaging Fluoptics, Grenoble Cedex, Device…
Fluoptics2014—

Also cleared against K110480: 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)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 24, 2024Class IIZ-0232-2025Component design/selectionDoes not meet the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of the standard IEC 60601-1-2. Electromagnetic interference occurring during a procedure may cause the device to malfunction requiring the replacement of the device.…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 21 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.3 years on median.
  • 7 of the 12 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K110480.

How does its category compare?

All OWN devices

OWN Confocal Optical Imaging: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OWN

3in 2025

2011: 12012: 32013: 22014: 52015: 52016: 22017: 52018: 12019: 72020: 72021: 42022: 42023: 62024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 7
2007high 7 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OWN

196in 2025

2012: 87 days median2014: 208 days median2015: 163 days median2017: 87 days median2019: 81 days median2020: 81 days median2021: 104 days median2022: 41 days median2023: 69 days median2025: 196 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 208 (2014) · low 41 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · OWN

1in 2024

2022: 32024: 1
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OWN

197in 2025

2015: 12016: 42017: 122018: 112019: 592020: 1052021: 3122022: 3462023: 1642024: 1652025: 197
2007high 346 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OWN, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
201238700
20132—00
2014520800
2015516301
20162—04
2017587012
20181—011
2019781059
20207810105
202141040312
20224413346
20236690164
20241—1165
202531960197
20267630—

What is it indicated for?

The Artemis Handheld Imaging System is a fluorescent imaging system used in capturing and viewing fluorescent images for the visual assessment of blood flow for the evaluation of tissue perfusion, and related tissue-transfer circulation in tissue and free flaps used during plastic, reconstructive and organ transplant surgeries.

The system uses direct visualization for open procedures, or via a laparoscope for minimally invasive procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K143474: Artemis Hand Held Imaging System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K143474

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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