# K173576: Pristina Serena

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: GE Healthcare
- Decided: May 14, 2018 after 175 days
- Product code: MUE (Full Field Digital, System, X-Ray, Mammographic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.1715
- Recalls of this device: 3 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K941191 (1995). 2 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K040125: Senographic Stereo, Ge Medical Systems, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K193334: Pristina Serena Bright (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K182951: Pristina Serena 3D (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Oct 24, 2025 · Class II · Z-0875-2026: Some Senographe Pristina systems either have a missing or an incorrect X-Ray Warning label, which is a nonconformance to FDA Regulation 21 CFR 1020.30(j).
- Dec 26, 2023 · Class II · Z-0862-2024: X-ray exposure termination audible signal on Senographe Pristina with Efficiency Suite 2 intermittently not emitted per 21CFR 1020.31(j) requirements.
- May 16, 2019 · Class II · Z-2132-2019: Potential slippage of the biopsy positioner when the gantry is rotated during a biopsy procedure.

## Indications for use
The Pristina Serena option provides the three-dimensional location of target lesions, using information obtained from stereotactic pairs of two-dimensional X-ray images. This information provides guidance for a variety of minimally invasive or interventional procedures in the breast such as: vacuum assisted biopsy, core biopsy, pre-surgical localization (e.g. hookwire), and fine needle aspirations (FNA).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173576
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology