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MagView BIOMAGNETOMETER SYSTEM

K152184510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 8, 2016247-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1400

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

Tristan Technologies, Inc. · OLY Magnetoencephalograph

Cleared on Apr 8, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K962317 (Biomagnetic Technologies, Inc., 1997) after a 247-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1990.

Decided
Apr 8, 2016
Review
247 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OLY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K901215 (1990). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK901215 700 Series BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc. · 1990
  2. 2 generations backK941553 Magnes II BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc. · 1996
  3. 1 generation backK962317 Magnes 2500 WH BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc. · 1997
  4. This deviceK152184 MagView BIOMAGNETOMETER SYSTEMTristan Technologies, Inc. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K901215700 Series BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc.1990—
−2K941553Magnes II BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc.1996—
−1K962317Magnes 2500 WH BiomagnetometerBiomagnetic Technologies, Inc.1997—
0 (this device)K152184MagView BIOMAGNETOMETER SYSTEMTristan Technologies, Inc.2016—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K152184, 1990–2016Source: 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? (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
*K962317Magnes 2500 WH Biomagnetometer
Summary page 7
…st 30 years. The Magnes 2500 is a commercial device which performs these measurements and which has been legally marketed under a 510(k) procedure in 1996. See K962317. The Tristan Technologies MagView Biomagnetometer uses identical technology and methodology as used by the Magnes 2500,…
Biomagnetic Technologies, Inc.1997—

Also cleared against K962317: 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 26 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.9 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K962317.

How does its category compare?

All OLY devices

OLY Magnetoencephalograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OLY

1in 2020

2014: 12016: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OLY

Too few OLY 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OLY

No recall names OLY since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OLY

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OLY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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What is it indicated for?

Use of the MagView Biomagnetometer is indicated for the patient whose physician believes that information about the magnetic fields produced by that patient's brain and information about the location of the sources of those magnetic fields could contribute to diagnosis or therapy planning. The intended patient populations are neonates and infants and those children with head circumferences of 50 cm or less.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K152184: MagView BIOMAGNETOMETER SYSTEM.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K152184

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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