# K172951: Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System (with PaxScan 4343RC and PaxScan 4343Rv3)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Varex Imaging Corporation
- Decided: Oct 24, 2017 after 28 days
- Product code: MQB (Solid State X-Ray Imager (Flat Panel/Digital Imager))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1680
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 9 generations back to K803130 (1981). 21 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 25 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K171138: Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System, Varex Imaging Corporation (2017) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K183212: Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System with stitching (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K190146: Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K193238: Nexus DR Digital X-Ray Imaging System (with vSharp) (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Varex Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System is a high resolution digital imaging system intended to replace conventional film techniques, or existing digital systems, in multipurpose or dedicated applications specified below. The Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System enables an operator to acquire, display, process, export images to portable media, send images over a network for long term storage and distribute hardcopy images with a laser printer. Image processing algorithms enable the operator to bring out diagnostic details difficult to see using conventional imaging techniques. Images can be stored locally for temporary storage. The major system components include an image receptor, computer, monitor and imaging software. The Varex Nexus DR Digital X-ray Imaging System is intended for use in general radiographic examinations and applications (excluding fluoroscopy, angiography, and mammography).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172951
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology