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Cleared

Maculoscope (TM)

K863956510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 13, 198634-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1890

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

Doran Instruments, Inc. · GWE Stimulator, Photic, Evoked Response

Cleared on Nov 13, 1986 after a 34-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 10 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 13, 1986
Review
34 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GWE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

10 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK863956 Maculoscope (TM)Doran Instruments, Inc. · 1986
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK023525 Retiscan, RetiportRoland Consult · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK983983 Edi Veris SystemElectro-Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK211643 Vision Monitor - MonpackONEMetrovision · 2021
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK081591 NeucodiaVerisci Corporation · 2009
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK043491 EnfanttmDiopsys, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12009: 12011: 12012: 12021: 12022: 2
1999high 2 (2022) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K023525Retiscan, RetiportRoland Consult · 2004 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K983983Edi Veris SystemElectro-Diagnostic Imaging, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K211643Vision Monitor - MonpackONEMetrovision · 2021 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K081591NeucodiaVerisci Corporation · 2009 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K043491EnfanttmDiopsys, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K863956Maculoscope (TM)Doran Instruments, Inc.1986—
+1K023525Retiscan, RetiportRoland Consult2004—
+1K983983Edi Veris SystemElectro-Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.1999—
+2K211643Vision Monitor - MonpackONEMetrovision2021—
+2K081591NeucodiaVerisci Corporation2009—
+1K043491EnfanttmDiopsys, Inc.20051

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200310
200410
200510
200910
201110
201210
202110
202220
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K863956, 1986–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (10)

3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023525Retiscan, RetiportRoland Consult20046
K983983Edi Veris SystemElectro-Diagnostic Imaging, Inc.19993
K043491EnfanttmDiopsys, Inc.20051

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?

  • Of its descendants, K023525 (Roland Consult, 2004) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GWE devices

GWE Stimulator, Photic, Evoked Response: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GWE

2in 2022

2009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22015: 12018: 12020: 12021: 22022: 2
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWE

Too few GWE 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GWE

1in 2015

2007: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWE

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 12012: 12014: 12016: 22018: 22022: 22025: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWE, 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
20070—10
20080—01
20091—00
20101—01
20111—00
20122—01
20130—00
20140—01
20151—10
20160—02
20170—00
20181—02
20190—00
20201—00
20212—00
20222—02
20230—00
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K863956: Maculoscope (TM).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K863956

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026