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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Pristina Serena 3D

K182951510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 18, 201987-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1715Recalls 2

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

GE Healthcare · MUE Full Field Digital, System, X-Ray, Mammographic

Cleared on Jan 18, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K173576 (GE Healthcare, 2018) after an 87-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1995. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jan 18, 2019
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MUE
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K941191 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK941191 Real Time StereotixGE Medical Systems · 1995 · Recalled
  2. 2 generations backK040125 Senographic StereoGe Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
  3. 1 generation backK173576 Pristina SerenaGE Healthcare · 2018 · Recalled
  4. This deviceK182951 Pristina Serena 3DGE Healthcare · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K941191Real Time StereotixGE Medical Systems19952
−2K040125Senographic StereoGe Medical Systems, Inc.2004—
−1K173576Pristina SerenaGE Healthcare20183
0 (this device)K182951Pristina Serena 3DGE Healthcare2019—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182951, 1995–2019Source: 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
*K173576Pristina Serena
Summary page 5
…5-2 510(k) Premarket Notification Submission Pristina Serena 3D Predicate Device: Pristina Serena (K173576) Reference devices: • Senographe Pristina 3D (P130020/S002 and S003) • Hologic’s Aff…
GE Healthcare20183
†P130020/S002Senographe Pristina 3DGE Healthcare2017—
†P130020/S003Senographe Pristina 3DGE Healthcare2017—
†K122836Affirm Breast Biopsy Guidance SystemLorad, A Hologic Co.2013—
†K161575Affirm Lateral Arm Upright Biopsy AccessoryHologic20161

Also cleared against K173576: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 24, 2025Class IIZ-0875-2026Radiation Control for Health and Safety ActSome 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, 2023Class IIZ-0862-2024Radiation Control for Health and Safety ActX-ray exposure termination audible signal on Senographe Pristina with Efficiency Suite 2 intermittently not emitted per 21CFR 1020.31(j) requirements.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.9 years on median.
  • 2 of the 3 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K173576.

How does its category compare?

All MUE devices

MUE Full Field Digital, System, X-Ray, Mammographic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MUE

3in 2025

2007: 62008: 52009: 82010: 102011: 102012: 42013: 72014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 82018: 22019: 22020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 10 (2010) · low 1 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MUE

255in 2025

2011: 192 days median2012: 123 days median2013: 207 days median2017: 95 days median2020: 188 days median2021: 164 days median2022: 404 days median2025: 255 days median2026 (partial year): 185 days median
2007high 404 (2022) · low 95 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · MUE

4in 2025

2008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 52014: 22017: 62018: 12019: 12023: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MUE

40in 2025

2008: 42009: 32010: 22011: 102012: 62013: 112014: 72015: 62016: 192017: 1152018: 1452019: 802020: 492021: 252022: 362023: 292024: 332025: 40
2007high 145 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MUE, 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
20076—00
20085—14
20098—13
201010—22
201110192510
2012412306
20137207011
20141—27
20151—06
20161—019
20178956115
20182—1145
20192—180
20204188049
20214164025
20223404036
20231—129
20241—033
20253255440
202641851—

What is it indicated for?

The Pristina Serena 3D option provides the three-dimensional location of target lesions, using information obtained from Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) 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).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182951: Pristina Serena 3D.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182951

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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