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neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy System

K160745510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 12, 2016269-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5700

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

Natus Medical Incorporated · LBI Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy

Cleared on Dec 12, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K103735 (Medix I.C.S.A., 2011) and 1 other predicate after a 269-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1994.

Decided
Dec 12, 2016
Review
269 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LBI
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K940996 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK940996 Olympic Bili-LiteOlympic Medical Corp. · 1994
  2. 3 generations backK022196 Natus Blue Light Phototherapy UnitNatus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  3. 2 generations backK083179 Mediled Phototherapy LampMedix I.C.S.A. · 2009
  4. 1 generation backK103735 Mediled MiniMedix I.C.S.A. · 2011
  5. This deviceK160745 neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy SystemNatus Medical Incorporated · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K940996Olympic Bili-LiteOlympic Medical Corp.1994—
−3K022196Natus Blue Light Phototherapy UnitNatus Medical, Inc.20025
−2K083179Mediled Phototherapy LampMedix I.C.S.A.2009—
−1K103735Mediled MiniMedix I.C.S.A.2011—
0 (this device)K160745neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy SystemNatus Medical Incorporated2016—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160745, 1994–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Top candidate predicates for a new LBI device

  1. #1 K251308 SnugLit (TM) Wearable Phototherapy System…score 11.6 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K103735Mediled Mini
Summary page 4
…mber: 21 CFR 880.5700 Product Code: LBI Primary Predicate Device: Medix MediLEDmini (K103735) Secondary Predicate Device: Medix MediLED (K083179) Device Description The neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy System…
Medix I.C.S.A.2011—
*K083179Mediled Phototherapy Lamp
Summary page 4
…Product Code: LBI Primary Predicate Device: Medix MediLEDmini (K103735) Secondary Predicate Device: Medix MediLED (K083179) Device Description The neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy System utilizes a portable phototherapy light that delivers a narrow b…
Medix I.C.S.A.2009—

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 22 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All LBI devices

LBI Unit, Neonatal Phototherapy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LBI

1in 2025

2007: 32009: 22010: 12011: 32012: 52014: 12015: 12016: 32017: 22018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LBI

134in 2016

2007: 91 days median2011: 157 days median2012: 108 days median2016: 134 days median
2007high 157 (2011) · low 91 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LBI

1in 2019

2009: 12014: 12015: 12016: 22019: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LBI

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 42009: 42010: 92011: 52012: 32013: 62014: 52015: 62016: 222017: 5772018: 372019: 62020: 62021: 22022: 82024: 62025: 3
2007high 577 (2017) · low 0 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LBI, 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
200739101
20080—04
20092—14
20101—09
2011315705
2012510803
20130—06
20141—15
20151—16
20163134222
20172—0577
20182—037
20191—16
20201—06
20211—02
20220—08
20230—00
20240—06
20251—03
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy System is intended for the treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The light can be used for infants in a bassinet, incubator, open bed, or radiant warmer.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160745: neoBLUE compact LED Phototherapy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160745

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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