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Sectra Digital Pathology Module (Version 3.3)

K232208510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 16, 2024265-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.3700

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

Sectra AB · PSY Whole Slide Imaging System

Cleared on Apr 16, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K232202 (Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., 2024) after a 265-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2017.

Decided
Apr 16, 2024
Review
265 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PSY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to DEN160056 (2017). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backDEN160056 Philips IntelliSite Pathology SolutionPhilips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2017
  2. 2 generations backK190332 Aperio AT2 DX SystemLeica Biosystems Imaging, Inc. · 2019
  3. 1 generation backK232202 Aperio GT 450 DXLeica Biosystems Imaging, Inc. · 2024
  4. This deviceK232208 Sectra Digital Pathology Module (Version 3.3)Sectra AB · 2024
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3DEN160056Philips IntelliSite Pathology SolutionPhilips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.2017—
−2K190332Aperio AT2 DX SystemLeica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.2019—
−1K232202Aperio GT 450 DXLeica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.2024—
0 (this device)K232208Sectra Digital Pathology Module (Version 3.3)Sectra AB2024—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K232208, 2017–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Top candidate predicates for a new PSY device

  1. #1 K232202 Aperio GT 450 DXscore 34.5 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K232202Aperio GT 450 DX
Cleared while this submission was under review
Summary page 4
…ade Name: The Aperio WebViewer DX component of the Aperio GT 450 DX System 510(k) Number: K232202 Classification Name: Whole Slide Imaging System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 864.3700…
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc.2024—
†K193054Sectra Digital Pathology ModuleSectra AB2020—

Also cleared against K232202: 8 other devices →

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 7 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.1 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 8 other devices also cite its predicate K232202.

How does its category compare?

All PSY devices

PSY Whole Slide Imaging System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PSY

2in 2025

2017: 22019: 22021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 92025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 9 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PSY

265in 2024

2024: 265 days median2026 (partial year): 253 days median
2007high 265 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · PSY

1so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · PSY

1in 2023

2019: 12020: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PSY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
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20192—01
20200—01
20212—00
20221—00
20231—01
2024926500
20252—00
202642531—

What is it indicated for?

For In Vitro Diagnostic Use Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3) is a software device intended for viewing and management of digital images of scanned surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. It is an aid to the pathologist to review and interpret these digital images for the purposes of primary diagnosis. Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3) is not intended for use with frozen section, cytology, or…

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For In Vitro Diagnostic Use

Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3) is a software device intended for viewing and management of digital images of scanned surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. It is an aid to the pathologist to review and interpret these digital images for the purposes of primary diagnosis.

Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3) is not intended for use with frozen section, cytology, or non-FFPE hematopathology specimens. It is the responsibility of the pathologist to employ appropriate procedures and safeguards to assure the validity of the interpretation of images using Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3).

Sectra Digital Pathology Module (3.3) is intended for use with Leica’s Aperio GT 450 DX scanner and Dell U3223QE display, for viewing and management of the ScanScope Virtual Slide (SVS) and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image formats.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K232208: Sectra Digital Pathology Module (Version 3.3).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K232208

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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