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BrainPulse 1100

K170926510(k) SpecialCleared Apr 28, 201730-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1630

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

Jan Medical, Inc. · POP Cranial Motion Measurement Device

Cleared on Apr 28, 2017 as substantially equivalent to DEN140040 (Jan Medical, Inc., 2016) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2016.

Decided
Apr 28, 2017
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
POP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN140040 (2016). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

DEN140040 · Nautilus BrainPulse 1000 · Jan Medical, Inc. · 20160
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN140040 Nautilus BrainPulse 1000Jan Medical, Inc. · 2016
  2. This deviceK170926 BrainPulse 1100Jan Medical, Inc. · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN140040Nautilus BrainPulse 1000Jan Medical, Inc.2016—
0 (this device)K170926BrainPulse 1100Jan Medical, Inc.2017—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170926, 2016–2017Source: 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
*DEN140040Nautilus BrainPulse 1000
Summary page 4
…650-316-8812 Device: BrainPulse™ 1100 Trade Name: BrainPulse Predicate Device: BrainPulse 1100 (de novo granted under DEN140040) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.1630 Product Code: POP Common/Classification Name: Cranial Motion Mea…
Jan Medical, Inc.2016—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All POP devices

POP Cranial Motion Measurement Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · POP

1in 2017

2016: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · POP

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

Recalls per year · POP

No recall names POP since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · POP

No MAUDE report names POP since 2007.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

The BrainPulse is intended for use on a patient’s head to non-invasively detect, amplify and capture the skull motion caused by pulsatile flow from the cardiac cycle. The BrainPulse is not indicated to aid in the diagnosis of neurological conditions, diseases, or disorders.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K170926: BrainPulse 1100.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170926

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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