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Szac-16 Seizure Analysis Computer

K870450510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 8, 198764-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1400

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

Grass-Telefactor Product Group · OMB Automatic Event Detection Software For Full-Montage Electroencephalograph

Cleared on Apr 8, 1987 after a 64-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 8, 1987
Review
64 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OMB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

9 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK870450 Szac-16 Seizure Analysis ComputerGrass-Telefactor Product Group · 1987
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK012976 Twin PlusGrass-Telefactor Divison · 2002
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK173366 NicoletOneNatus Neurology Incorporated · 2018
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK142064 Galileo NTEb Neuro S.P.A. · 2015
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK200878 Natus NeuroWorksNatus Medical Incorporated Dba Excel-Tech Ltd. (Xltek) · 2020
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK251881 HippoMind (v1.0)Hippoclinic · 2025

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12015: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12024: 22025: 1
2002high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K012976Twin PlusGrass-Telefactor Divison · 2002 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K173366NicoletOneNatus Neurology Incorporated · 2018 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K142064Galileo NTEb Neuro S.P.A. · 2015 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K200878Natus NeuroWorksNatus Medical Incorporated Dba Excel-Tech Ltd. (Xltek) · 2020 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K251881HippoMind (v1.0)Hippoclinic · 2025 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K870450Szac-16 Seizure Analysis ComputerGrass-Telefactor Product Group1987—
+1K012976Twin PlusGrass-Telefactor Divison2002—
+2K173366NicoletOneNatus Neurology Incorporated2018—
+2K142064Galileo NTEb Neuro S.P.A.2015—
+3K200878Natus NeuroWorksNatus Medical Incorporated Dba Excel-Tech Ltd. (Xltek)2020—
+4K251881HippoMind (v1.0)Hippoclinic2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
201510
201820
201910
202010
202420
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K870450, 1987–2025Source: 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? (9)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K012976Twin PlusGrass-Telefactor Divison20028

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, K012976 (Grass-Telefactor Divison, 2002) has gone furthest, with 8 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All OMB devices

OMB Automatic Event Detection Software For Full-Montage Electroencephalograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · OMB

5in 2025

2009: 12010: 12012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 32017: 12018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 52025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OMB

143in 2025

2015: 233 days median2018: 108 days median2024: 201 days median2025: 143 days median
2007high 233 (2015) · low 108 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · OMB

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OMB

6in 2025

2011: 12014: 22022: 12023: 42024: 212025: 6
2007high 21 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OMB, 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—00
20080—00
20091—00
20101—00
20110—01
20121—00
20131—00
20142—02
2015323300
20160—00
20171—00
2018310800
20191—00
20201—00
20211—10
20221—01
20232—04
20245201021
2025514306
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K870450: Szac-16 Seizure Analysis Computer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K870450

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