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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Discovery XR656 HD

K172869510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 20, 201730-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1680Recalls 1

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

Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · KPR System, X-Ray, Stationary

Cleared on Oct 20, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K143270 (Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd., 2015) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1986. 5 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Oct 20, 2017
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KPR
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K862120 (1986). 11 ancestors in all. 5 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK862120 SCX SystemGeneral Electric Co. · 1986 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK982196 Digital Radiographic Imaging SystemGE Medical Systems · 1998
  3. 5 generations backK992066 Revolution TX/I Digital Radiographic Table SystemGE Medical Systems · 1999
  4. 4 generations backK012389 Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging SystemGe Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001 · Recalled
  5. 3 generations backK042602 Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging System with Manual…Ge Medical Systems, LLC · 2005
  6. 2 generations backK050704 Modification to: Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging System…General Electric Co. · 2005 · Recalled
  7. 1 generation backK143270 Optima XR646Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2015
  8. This deviceK172869 Discovery XR656 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2017
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK231892 Definium Pace SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2023 · Recalled
  10. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK191699 Discovery XR656 HD with VolumeRadGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2019 · Recalled
  11. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK250788 Definium Tempo SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2025
  12. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK242678 Definium Pace Select ETGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2024
  13. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK173612 Optima XR646 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2017 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K231892Definium Pace SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2023 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K191699Discovery XR656 HD with VolumeRadGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2019 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K250788Definium Tempo SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K242678Definium Pace Select ETGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K173612Optima XR646 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd. · 2017 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K862120SCX SystemGeneral Electric Co.19863
−6K982196Digital Radiographic Imaging SystemGE Medical Systems1998—
−5K992066Revolution TX/I Digital Radiographic Table SystemGE Medical Systems1999—
−4K012389Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging SystemGe Medical Systems, Inc.20014
−3K042602Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging System with Manual Image PastingGe Medical Systems, LLC2005—
−2K050704Modification to: Revolution XR/D Digital Radiographic Imaging System with…General Electric Co.20052
−1K143270Optima XR646Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2015—
0 (this device)K172869Discovery XR656 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2017—
+1K231892Definium Pace SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20231
+1K191699Discovery XR656 HD with VolumeRadGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20193
+2K250788Definium Tempo SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2025—
+2K242678Definium Pace Select ETGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2024—
+1K173612Optima XR646 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20171

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198810
199410
200510
201310

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
201910
202310
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K172869, 1986–2025Source: 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
*K143270Optima XR646
Summary page 4
…de: Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1680 Classification: Class II Product Codes: KPR, MQB Predicate Device: Optima XR646 (K143270) Regulation Name: Stationary X-Ray System Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1680…
Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.2015—
†K161942PerkinElmer, XRpad2 3025 HWC-M Flat Panel DetectorPerkinelmer, Inc.2016—
†K161966PerkinElmer XRpad2 4336 HWC-M Flat Panel DetectorPerkinelmer, Inc.2016—
†K132261Discovery XR656 with Volumerad (Digital Tomosynthesis)Ge Medical Systems, LLC20131

What descends from it? (5)

3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K231892Definium Pace SelectGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20231
K191699Discovery XR656 HD with VolumeRadGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20191
K173612Optima XR646 HDGe Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd.20170

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jan 28, 2025Class IIZ-1045-2025Radiation Control for Health and Safety ActThe user can continue to take the next exposure after reaching the Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) limit, without taking any further actions to acknowledge or adjust exposure techniques. In all cases, a message still appears on the…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 31 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.7 years on median.
  • 6 of the 11 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K231892 (Ge Hualun Medical Systems Co., Ltd., 2023) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KPR devices

KPR System, X-Ray, Stationary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KPR

8in 2025

2007: 122008: 152009: 92010: 92011: 92012: 112013: 52014: 102015: 182016: 112017: 62018: 152019: 122020: 162021: 62022: 82023: 92024: 112025: 82026 (partial year): 6
2007high 18 (2015) · low 5 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KPR

155in 2025

2007: 31 days median2008: 48 days median2009: 35 days median2010: 126 days median2011: 152 days median2012: 58 days median2013: 163 days median2014: 108 days median2015: 81 days median2016: 84 days median2017: 75 days median2018: 30 days median2019: 33 days median2020: 39 days median2021: 55 days median2022: 43 days median2023: 76 days median2024: 162 days median2025: 155 days median2026 (partial year): 197 days median
2007high 197 (2026) · low 30 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · KPR

7in 2025

2007: 102008: 102009: 52010: 32011: 52012: 12013: 52014: 82015: 12016: 42017: 32018: 42019: 12020: 12022: 22023: 42024: 12025: 7
2007high 10 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KPR

39in 2025

2007: 1202008: 952009: 612010: 822011: 1032012: 742013: 242014: 342015: 592016: 182017: 312018: 362019: 772020: 412021: 372022: 272023: 392024: 342025: 39
2007high 120 (2007) · low 18 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KPR, 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
2007123110120
200815481095
2009935561
20109126382
201191525103
20121158174
20135163524
201410108834
20151881159
20161184418
2017675331
20181530436
20191233177
20201639141
2021655037
2022843227
2023976439
202411162134
20258155739
202661970—

What is it indicated for?

The Discovery XR656 HD is intended to generate digital radiographic images of the skull, spinal column, chest, abdomen, extremities, and other body parts in patients of all ages. Applications can be performed with the patient sitting, standing, or lying in the prone or supine position and the system is intended for use in all routine radiography exams. Optional image pasting function enables the operator to stitch sequentially acquired radiographs into a single image.

The device is not intended for mammographic applications.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K172869: Discovery XR656 HD.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K172869

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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