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DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp (1101.001); DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp Pediatric Set (1101.040)

K240319510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 24, 202482-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4460

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

Pro Med Instruments GmbH · HBL Holder, Head, Neurosurgical (Skull Clamp)

Cleared on Apr 24, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K191740 (Pro Med Instruments GmbH, 2020) after an 82-day review. Its family tree reaches back 10 generations to 1995. 1 of the 50 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.

Decided
Apr 24, 2024
Review
82 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HBL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 10 generations to K944964 (1995). 49 ancestors in all, the oldest K871863 (1987). No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 50 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 10 generations backK944964 Branemark System Miruscone Abutment SystemNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1995
  2. 6 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK051501 ZiraceAcucera, Inc. · 2005
  4. 2 generations backK063494 Doro Radiolucent Headrest System ( Also Mri-Compatible) and ComponentsPro-Med Instruments GmbH · 2007
  5. 1 generation backK191740 DORO LUCENT® iXI and iMRI Headrest SystemPro Med Instruments GmbH · 2020
  6. This deviceK240319 DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp (1101.001); DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp…Pro Med Instruments GmbH · 2024
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  1. Root · 10 generations backK944964 Branemark System Miruscone Abutment SystemNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1995
  2. 9 generations backK961728 Miruscone Abutment SystemNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1996
  3. 8 generations backK962403 Noblepharma Wide AccessoriesNobelpharma USA, Inc. · 1996
  4. 7 generations backK971706 Tiadapt Abutment SystemNobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 1997
  5. 6 generations backK974150 Procera Preparable Abutment SystemNobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  6. 5 generations backK032263 3I Patient-Specific Dental Abutment and Overdenture BarImplant Innovations, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  7. 4 generations backK042658 Procera Abutment Branemark, Models 10-4001, 10-4004, 10-5001…Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc. · 2004
  8. 3 generations backK051501 ZiraceAcucera, Inc. · 2005
  9. 2 generations backK063494 Doro Radiolucent Headrest System ( Also Mri-Compatible) and ComponentsPro-Med Instruments GmbH · 2007
  10. 1 generation backK191740 DORO LUCENT® iXI and iMRI Headrest SystemPro Med Instruments GmbH · 2020
  11. This deviceK240319 DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp (1101.001); DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp…Pro Med Instruments GmbH · 2024

Class I recalls in this family

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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−10K944964Branemark System Miruscone Abutment SystemNobelpharma USA, Inc.1995—
−9K961728Miruscone Abutment SystemNobelpharma USA, Inc.1996—
−8K962403Noblepharma Wide AccessoriesNobelpharma USA, Inc.1996—
−7K971706Tiadapt Abutment SystemNobel Biocare Uas, Inc.1997—
−6K974150Procera Preparable Abutment SystemNobel Biocare Uas, Inc.19982
−5K0322633I Patient-Specific Dental Abutment and Overdenture BarImplant Innovations, Inc.20041
−4K042658Procera Abutment Branemark, Models 10-4001, 10-4004, 10-5001, 10-5004…Nobel Biocare Uas, Inc.2004—
−3K051501ZiraceAcucera, Inc.2005—
−2K063494Doro Radiolucent Headrest System ( Also Mri-Compatible) and ComponentsPro-Med Instruments GmbH2007—
−1K191740DORO LUCENT® iXI and iMRI Headrest SystemPro Med Instruments GmbH2020—
0 (this device)K240319DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp (1101.001); DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp Pediatric Set…Pro Med Instruments GmbH2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
198910
199120
199380
199480
199540
199640
199710
199830
199920
200010
200110
200210
200321
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K240319, 1995–2024Source: 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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

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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
*K191740DORO LUCENT® iXI and iMRI Headrest System
Summary page 6
…pro med instruments GmbH Predicate Device Common Name: Neurosurgical head holder (skull clamp) Predicate Device Premarket Notification # K191740 Device Class: II Predicate Device Classification & Name…
Pro Med Instruments GmbH2020—
†K001808Doro Headrest SystemPro-Med Instruments GmbH20002

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K032331Doro Radiolucent Headrest System and Horseshoe Headrests,and Non-Radiolucent J-Arm Retractor System…Pro-Med Instruments GmbH · 2003 · 3 generations back · ◆ in the 2003 ancestors bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 29 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • 7 of the 49 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All HBL devices

HBL Holder, Head, Neurosurgical (Skull Clamp): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HBL

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 22009: 32010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 22017: 12019: 22020: 22021: 12024: 22025: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HBL

54in 2009

2007: 30 days median2009: 54 days median
2007high 54 (2009) · low 30 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HBL

1in 2025

2012: 12013: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12022: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HBL

272in 2025

2007: 392008: 1032009: 972010: 1542011: 1992012: 1702013: 1482014: 1662015: 1962016: 2802017: 2962018: 3052019: 1,0282020: 6072021: 5122022: 2682023: 2652024: 1972025: 272
2007high 1,028 (2019) · low 39 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HBL, 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
2007330039
20082—0103
2009354097
20101—0154
20111—0199
20122—1170
20132—1148
20142—0166
20150—0196
20160—0280
20171—1296
20180—0305
20192—11,028
20202—1607
20211—0512
20220—1268
20230—0265
20242—0197
20251—1272
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The DORO LUCENT Skull clamp is part of a mechanical support system, which is used during head or neck surgery. The product can be used in an intra-operative setting for CT and X-ray imaging.

The DORO LUCENT Skull clamp Pediatric Set is part of a mechanical support system, which is used during head or neck surgery. The product can be used in an intra-operative setting for CT and X-ray imaging. The target patient population includes children over 5 years of age.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K240319: DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp (1101.001); DORO LUCENT Skull Clamp Pediatric Set (1101.040).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K240319

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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