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iCare ALTIUS CW

K234076510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 22, 2024245-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.2050

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

Centervue S.P.A. · NFJ System, Image Management, Ophthalmic

Cleared on Aug 22, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K213527 (Carl Zeiss Meditec, AG, 2022) after a 245-day review. Its family tree reaches back 9 generations to 1990.

Decided
Aug 22, 2024
Review
245 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NFJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 9 generations to K896095 (1990). 17 ancestors in all, the oldest K870039 (1987). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 9 generations backK896095 Images-on-Call Teleradiology SystemDevices & Services Co. · 1990
  2. 5 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK093313 SynergyTopcon Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
  4. 2 generations backK122938 Forum Forum Archive Forum Archive & Viewer Forum Assist MatchCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG · 2012 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK213527 FORUMCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG · 2022
  6. This deviceK234076 iCare ALTIUS CWCentervue S.P.A. · 2024
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  1. Root · 9 generations backK896095 Images-on-Call Teleradiology SystemDevices & Services Co. · 1990
  2. 8 generations backK962699 Radworks Medical Imaging SoftwareApplicare Medical Imaging, B.V. · 1996
  3. 7 generations backK982862 Radworks Medical Imaging Software with Quality Control ModuleApplicare Medical Imaging, B.V. · 1998
  4. 6 generations backK012093 Aetmed Image Processing SoftwareAetmed, S.P.A. · 2001
  5. 5 generations backK013694 Nidek Advanced Vision Information System (Navis)Nidek, Inc. · 2002
  6. 4 generations backK082364 Imagenet Professional PC Software System or Imagenet Professional…Topcon Corp. · 2008
  7. 3 generations backK093313 SynergyTopcon Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
  8. 2 generations backK122938 Forum Forum Archive Forum Archive & Viewer Forum Assist MatchCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG · 2012 · Recalled
  9. 1 generation backK213527 FORUMCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG · 2022
  10. This deviceK234076 iCare ALTIUS CWCentervue S.P.A. · 2024
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−9K896095Images-on-Call Teleradiology SystemDevices & Services Co.1990—
−8K962699Radworks Medical Imaging SoftwareApplicare Medical Imaging, B.V.1996—
−7K982862Radworks Medical Imaging Software with Quality Control ModuleApplicare Medical Imaging, B.V.1998—
−6K012093Aetmed Image Processing SoftwareAetmed, S.P.A.2001—
−5K013694Nidek Advanced Vision Information System (Navis)Nidek, Inc.2002—
−4K082364Imagenet Professional PC Software System or Imagenet Professional, or Imagenet…Topcon Corp.2008—
−3K093313SynergyTopcon Medical Systems, Inc.2009—
−2K122938Forum Forum Archive Forum Archive & Viewer Forum Assist MatchCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG20121
−1K213527FORUMCarl Zeiss Meditec, AG2022—
0 (this device)K234076iCare ALTIUS CWCentervue S.P.A.2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
199110
199610
200010
200720
200920
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K234076, 1990–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new NFJ device

  1. #1 K260694 Zeiss Clinic 360score 15.0 · 12 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K213527FORUM
Summary page 8
…ice selected is identified as follows: Device Name: FORUM Manufacturer: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG 510(k) Number: K213527 Product Code: NFJ Classification Name: Medical image management and processing system Regulat…
Carl Zeiss Meditec, AG2022—

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 34 years and passes through 8 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.9 years on median.
  • 1 of the 17 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All NFJ devices

NFJ System, Image Management, Ophthalmic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NFJ

2in 2024

2007: 12008: 12009: 42011: 22012: 22013: 52014: 22015: 32017: 52018: 72019: 22020: 52021: 22022: 32023: 42024: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NFJ

85in 2023

2009: 67 days median2013: 73 days median2015: 87 days median2017: 175 days median2018: 84 days median2020: 116 days median2022: 284 days median2023: 85 days median
2007high 284 (2022) · low 67 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · NFJ

1in 2024

2010: 22015: 12020: 22022: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NFJ

2in 2022

2013: 62014: 12015: 22016: 292017: 42019: 22021: 12022: 2
2007high 29 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NFJ, 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
20071—00
20081—00
200946700
20100—20
20112—00
20122—00
201357306
20142—01
201538712
20160—029
2017517504
201878400
20192—02
2020511620
20212—01
2022328412
202348500
20242—10
20250—00
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

iCare ALTIUS CW is a Medical Device Software indicated for the review, processing and analysis of ophthalmic medical images, for the review of video, clinical and diagnostic data, measurements and reports, generated by ophthalmic medical devices or documentation system through computerized networks, to support trained healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and monitoring of several eye pathologies.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K234076: iCare ALTIUS CW.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K234076

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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