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Vitrea CT Colon Analysis

K160150510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 16, 201655-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

Vital Images, Inc. · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Mar 16, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K052632 (Vital Images, Inc., 2005) after a 55-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1991.

Decided
Mar 16, 2016
Review
55 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LLZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K913770 (1991). 24 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK913770 Advantage V.S. CT/MR Rad Diagnostic WorkstationGeneral Electric Co. · 1991
  2. 7 generations backK960613 GE Advantage Windows Review WorkstationGE Medical Systems · 1996
  3. 6 generations backK020483 Advantage Workstation 4.1GE Medical Systems · 2002 · Recalled
  4. 5 generations backK023003 Imagechecker-CT WorkstationR2 Technology, Inc. · 2002
  5. 4 generations backK032748 VITREA2, Version 3.4 Medical Image Processing SoftwareVital Images, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  6. 3 generations backK040305 VITREA2 Version 3.5Vital Images, Inc. · 2004
  7. 2 generations backK043333 VITREA2, Version 3.7 Medical Image Processing SystemVital Images, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  8. 1 generation backK052632 VITREA2 Version 3.8 Medical Image Processing SoftwareVital Images, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  9. This deviceK160150 Vitrea CT Colon AnalysisVital Images, Inc. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K913770Advantage V.S. CT/MR Rad Diagnostic WorkstationGeneral Electric Co.1991—
−7K960613GE Advantage Windows Review WorkstationGE Medical Systems1996—
−6K020483Advantage Workstation 4.1GE Medical Systems20022
−5K023003Imagechecker-CT WorkstationR2 Technology, Inc.2002—
−4K032748VITREA2, Version 3.4 Medical Image Processing SoftwareVital Images, Inc.20032
−3K040305VITREA2 Version 3.5Vital Images, Inc.2004—
−2K043333VITREA2, Version 3.7 Medical Image Processing SystemVital Images, Inc.20041
−1K052632VITREA2 Version 3.8 Medical Image Processing SoftwareVital Images, Inc.20052
0 (this device)K160150Vitrea CT Colon AnalysisVital Images, Inc.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199420
199620
199710
199820
199910
200020
200140
200220
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160150, 1991–2016Source: 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
*K052632VITREA2 Version 3.8 Medical Image Processing Software
Summary page 4
…s Traditional 510(k) to provide a Basis for the notification submission for proposed software changes in the already Submission: 510(k) cleared K052632 VITREA2 Version 3.8 (CT Colonography Application). Vital Images, Inc. Submit…
Vital Images, Inc.20052
†K140920Syngo.CT ColonographySiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K052632: 4 other devices →

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 25 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 12 months on median.
  • 6 of the 24 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K052632.

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. 2016, 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?

The separately-licensed CT Colonography option is intended for closely examining the lumen of the colon using features such as auto-segmentation, axial imaging, multi-planar reformatting, fly-through, simultaneous display of prone and supine images, and transparent wall view.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160150: Vitrea CT Colon Analysis.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160150

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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