# K173669: K-D Balance

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: King-Devick Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 2, 2018 after 123 days
- Product code: LXV (Apparatus, Vestibular Analysis)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K911795 (1991). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K121590: Vestibular Analysis Apparatus, Capacity Sports, LLC (2012) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
K-D Balance is an objective balance assessment tool and is intended to be used for individuals for whom a balance measurement is a desired outcome. K-D Balance is intended for use to assess balance performance. Individual suitability for assessment must be judged on a case by case basis, by a qualified individual including those certified or licensed in their state to prescribe and use balance devices including but not limited to athletic trainers and coaches, physical therapists, nurses, physicians, and other health care providers. Patients with conditions that could affect balance include, but are not limited to, vestibular dysfunction, nausea, headaches, orthopedic injury, inner ear infection or dysfunction, neurological conditions, head injury, medication side effects, dehydration and fatigue. K-D Balance can be used wherever an iOS mobile operating device is available. K-D Balance may only be used by health care professionals.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173669
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology