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Neurosearch-4

K920038510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 8, 19951,129-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5050

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

Lexicor · HCC Device, Biofeedback

Cleared on Feb 8, 1995 after a 1,129-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 37 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 8, 1995
Review
1,129 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HCC
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2023: 4 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK920038 Neurosearch-4Lexicor · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 29 of its ownK974748 Neurometric Analysis SystemNxlink, Ltd. · 1998
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK041263 Neuroguide Analysis SystemApplied Neuroscience, Inc. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK092039 Identevent, Version 1.0GOptima Neuroscience, Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 7 of its ownK092573 Nihon Kohden QP-160AK Eeg Trend ProgramNihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK161068 Ahead 300Brainscope Company, Inc. · 2016

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11998: 11999: 12004: 12005: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 12018: 32019: 22020: 32022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 22026: 3
1996high 4 (2023) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K974748Neurometric Analysis SystemNxlink, Ltd. · 1998 · cites it directly29descendants
  • K041263Neuroguide Analysis SystemApplied Neuroscience, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K092039Identevent, Version 1.0GOptima Neuroscience, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on9descendants
  • K092573Nihon Kohden QP-160AK Eeg Trend ProgramNihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on7descendants
  • K161068Ahead 300Brainscope Company, Inc. · 2016 · 2 generations on6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K920038Neurosearch-4Lexicor1995—
+1K974748Neurometric Analysis SystemNxlink, Ltd.1998—
+1K041263Neuroguide Analysis SystemApplied Neuroscience, Inc.2004—
+2K092039Identevent, Version 1.0GOptima Neuroscience, Inc.2009—
+3K092573Nihon Kohden QP-160AK Eeg Trend ProgramNihon Kohden America, Inc.2010—
+2K161068Ahead 300Brainscope Company, Inc.2016—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199810
199910
200410
200510
200810
200910
201010
201220
201320
201410
201510
201620
201710
201830
201920
202030
202210
202340
202420
202520
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K920038, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (37)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K974748Neurometric Analysis SystemNxlink, Ltd.199829
K041263Neuroguide Analysis SystemApplied Neuroscience, Inc.200421
K961645MRS-2DLexicor Medical Technology, Inc.19966

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, K974748 (Nxlink, Ltd., 1998) has gone furthest, with 29 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HCC devices

HCC Device, Biofeedback: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HCC

1in 2024

2007: 12008: 22010: 12011: 12013: 22015: 22017: 12018: 12023: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HCC

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

Recalls per year · HCC

1in 2015

2012: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HCC

5in 2024

2007: 22008: 22009: 12011: 42012: 22013: 22014: 22016: 42017: 32018: 12019: 62020: 22022: 32023: 22024: 5
2007high 6 (2019) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HCC, 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—02
20082—02
20090—01
20101—00
20111—04
20120—12
20132—02
20140—02
20152—10
20160—04
20171—03
20181—01
20190—06
20200—02
20210—00
20220—03
20231—02
20241—05
20250—00
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K920038: Neurosearch-4.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K920038

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026