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iExaminer System with Panoptic Plus

K223381510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 15, 2023128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.1120

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

Welch Allyn, Inc. · HKI Camera, Ophthalmic, Ac-Powered

Cleared on Mar 15, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K121405 (Welch Allyn, Inc., 2012) after a 128-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2001.

Decided
Mar 15, 2023
Review
128 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HKI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K003376 (2001). 15 ancestors in all, the oldest K912891 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2011: 1 other ancestor2008: 1 other ancestor2006: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1995: 3 other ancestors1993: 1 other ancestor1991: 2 other ancestorsK003376 · Welch Allyn 11800 Opthalmoscope · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2001K092056 · Optomed Smartscope, Model M3-1 EY1 · Optomed OY · 2009K110986 · Optomed Smartscope M5 EY3 and M5 ES1 · Optomed OY · 2011K121405 · Panoptic · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 201219901995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 4 other ancestors4 generations back: 5 other ancestors K121405 · Panoptic · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2012K110986 · Optomed Smartscope M5 EY3 and M5 ES1 · Optomed OY · 2011K092056 · Optomed Smartscope, Model M3-1 EY1 · Optomed OY · 2009K003376 · Welch Allyn 11800 Opthalmoscope · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 4 generations backK003376 Welch Allyn 11800 OpthalmoscopeWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2001
  2. 3 generations backK092056 Optomed Smartscope, Model M3-1 EY1Optomed OY · 2009
  3. 2 generations backK110986 Optomed Smartscope M5 EY3 and M5 ES1Optomed OY · 2011
  4. 1 generation backK121405 PanopticWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2012
  5. This deviceK223381 iExaminer System with Panoptic PlusWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K003376Welch Allyn 11800 OpthalmoscopeWelch Allyn, Inc.2001—
−3K092056Optomed Smartscope, Model M3-1 EY1Optomed OY2009—
−2K110986Optomed Smartscope M5 EY3 and M5 ES1Optomed OY2011—
−1K121405PanopticWelch Allyn, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K223381iExaminer System with Panoptic PlusWelch Allyn, Inc.2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199120
199310
199530
199810
200510
200610
200810
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K223381, 2001–2023Source: 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
*K121405Panoptic
Summary page 5
…Table 2. Predicate Device Device Company Predicate 510(k) Clearance Date iExaminer with Welch Allyn, Inc. K121405 December 20, 2012 PanOptic Description of the Device The iExaminer System with PanOptic Plus is a medical device…
Welch Allyn, Inc.2012—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 15 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All HKI devices

HKI Camera, Ophthalmic, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HKI

4in 2025

2007: 22008: 52009: 112010: 62011: 72012: 52013: 72014: 42016: 42017: 22018: 62019: 42020: 52021: 42022: 12023: 52024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2009) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HKI

167in 2025

2008: 29 days median2009: 104 days median2010: 140 days median2011: 160 days median2012: 179 days median2013: 141 days median2014: 135 days median2016: 146 days median2018: 71 days median2019: 73 days median2020: 182 days median2021: 155 days median2023: 259 days median2024: 28 days median2025: 167 days median
2007high 259 (2023) · low 28 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · HKI

1in 2018

2012: 12016: 12017: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HKI

1in 2023

2007: 32008: 12009: 12012: 22013: 222014: 32015: 32016: 662017: 202018: 142020: 52021: 32022: 12023: 1
2007high 66 (2016) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HKI, 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
20072—03
200852901
20091110401
2010614000
2011716000
2012517912
20137141022
2014413503
20150—03
20164146166
20172—120
2018671114
201947300
2020518205
2021415503
20221—01
2023525901
202432800
2025416700
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The iExaminer system with PanOptic Plus, consisting of PanOptic Plus, SmartBracket, SmartClip, iExaminer application, and one of the following: iPhone X, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Pro, is intended to be used to capture images as an aid to clinicians in the evaluation, and documentation of ocular health. The images from the iExaminer System with PanOptic Plus are not intended to be used as a sole means of diagnosis.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K223381: iExaminer System with Panoptic Plus.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K223381

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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