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Neuromate Stereotactic System

K963256510(k) TraditionalCleared May 9, 1997263-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4560

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

Integrated Surgical Systems, S.A. · HAW Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument

Cleared on May 9, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K811452 (Trent Wells, Inc., 1981) and 1 other predicate after a 263-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1981. 5 of the 185 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 182 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 9, 1997
Review
263 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HAW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K811452 (1981). 2 ancestors in all. 182 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 5 of the 185 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1987: 1 other ancestor2004: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12016: 3 descendants cleared2018: 8 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12013: 2 descendants cleared2019: 11 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12012: 1 descendant cleared2021: 10 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12025: 29 descendants cleared2024: 21 descendants cleared2026: 29 descendants cleared2023: 23 descendants cleared2020: 7 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12022: 11 descendants clearedK811452 · Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem · Trent Wells, Inc. · 198119801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 9 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 10 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations forward: 50 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall26 generations forward: 28 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall17 generations forward: 23 descendants8 generations forward: 18 descendants9 generations forward: 10 descendants10 generations forward: 4 descendants11 generations forward: 4 descendants12 generations forward: 3 descendants13 generations forward: 6 descendants14 generations forward: 4 descendants15 generations forward: 2 descendants K811452 · Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem · Trent Wells, Inc. · 19810+5+10+15
  1. Root · 1 generation backK811452 Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic SytemTrent Wells, Inc. · 1981
  2. This deviceK963256 Neuromate Stereotactic SystemIntegrated Surgical Systems, S.A. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 180 of its ownK991081 Frameless NeuromateIntegrated Surgical Systems, Inc. · 1999
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 128 of its ownK060556 Brigit Surgical DeviceZimmer, Inc. · 2006
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 127 of its ownK092239 Rosa Surgical Device, Model Rosa 1.1Medtech S.A · 2009 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 126 of its ownK101791 Rosa Surgical DeviceMedtech S.A.S · 2010 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 109 of its ownK151511 ROSA SpineMedtech S.A · 2016 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12004: 22005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 42012: 12013: 22014: 42015: 42016: 32017: 42018: 82019: 112020: 72021: 102022: 112023: 232024: 212025: 292026: 29
1999high 29 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K991081Frameless NeuromateIntegrated Surgical Systems, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly180descendants
  • K060556Brigit Surgical DeviceZimmer, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly128descendants
  • K092239Rosa Surgical Device, Model Rosa 1.1Medtech S.A · 2009 · 2 generations on127descendants
  • K101791Rosa Surgical DeviceMedtech S.A.S · 2010 · 2 generations on126descendants
  • K151511ROSA SpineMedtech S.A · 2016 · 3 generations on109descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K811452Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic SytemTrent Wells, Inc.1981—
0 (this device)K963256Neuromate Stereotactic SystemIntegrated Surgical Systems, S.A.1997—
+1K991081Frameless NeuromateIntegrated Surgical Systems, Inc.1999—
+1K060556Brigit Surgical DeviceZimmer, Inc.2006—
+2K092239Rosa Surgical Device, Model Rosa 1.1Medtech S.A20099
+2K101791Rosa Surgical DeviceMedtech S.A.S201012
+3K151511ROSA SpineMedtech S.A20163

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200420
200510
200610
200710
200820
200910
201020
201140
201210
201320
201440
201541
201630
201740
201881
2019111
202071
2021101
2022110
2023230
2024210
2025290
2026290
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963256, 1981–2026Source: 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.

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

Top candidate predicates for a new HAW device

  1. #1 K253856 Geniant Cranial (Navigated Neurosurgical…score 15.0 · 11 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K811452Brown-Roberts-Wells Stereotaxic Sytem
Summary page 1
…The NeuroMate Stereotactic System is substantially equivalent to the following previously cleared and currently marketed devices: ¢ BRW Stereotactic System (Radionics; K811452) COMPASS Stereotactic System (Stereotactic Medical Systems; K871048) D. Device Description The NeuroMate Stereotactic System is…
Trent Wells, Inc.1981—
*K871046Compass Stereotactic Positioning System
Our OCR of the scanned summary read K871048, FDA’s number for Micro Mammo I Mammography Unit (Amerasia Import-Export, Inc.). Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “COMPASS Stereotactic System”.
Stereotactic Medical Systems, Inc.1987—

Also cleared against K811452: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (182)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K991081Frameless NeuromateIntegrated Surgical Systems, Inc.1999180
K060556Brigit Surgical DeviceZimmer, Inc.2006128
K033413Spineassist DeviceMazor Surgical Technologies, Ltd.200435

Has anything in its family been recalled? (5 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.

  • K151359ROSA BrainMedtech S.A · 2015 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2015 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K172444ROSA BRAIN (v3.0.0.5)Medtech S.A · 2018 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2018 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K211616ExcelsiusHubGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2021 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K182417ROSA ONE Brain ApplicationMedtech S.A · 2019 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2019 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K200511ROSA ONE Brain applicationMedtech S.A · 2020 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K991081 (Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., 1999) has gone furthest, with 180 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K811452.

How does its category compare?

All HAW devices

HAW Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HAW

9in 2025

2007: 152008: 122009: 82010: 62011: 42012: 82013: 32014: 52015: 102016: 92017: 72018: 62019: 102020: 52021: 92022: 72023: 142024: 72025: 92026 (partial year): 5
2007high 15 (2007) · low 3 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HAW

163in 2025

2007: 107 days median2008: 112 days median2009: 221 days median2010: 138 days median2011: 66 days median2012: 178 days median2013: 172 days median2014: 238 days median2015: 232 days median2016: 175 days median2017: 226 days median2018: 112 days median2019: 147 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 168 days median2022: 128 days median2023: 142 days median2024: 107 days median2025: 163 days median2026 (partial year): 162 days median
2007high 238 (2014) · low 66 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · HAW

2in 2025

2007: 22008: 102009: 62010: 282011: 52012: 42013: 6, 1 Class I2014: 52015: 32016: 52017: 22018: 2, 2 Class I2019: 4, 1 Class I2020: 12021: 4, 2 Class I2022: 12023: 4, 1 Class I2024: 2, 2 Class I2025: 22026 (partial year): 6
2007high 28 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (9 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HAW

3,425in 2025

2007: 492008: 532009: 962010: 2992011: 1,7252012: 9862013: 1,2902014: 1,6062015: 1,7672016: 1,8282017: 3,5052018: 4,4392019: 6,0622020: 3,4802021: 2,8272022: 1,9292023: 2,5102024: 3,7552025: 3,425
2007high 6,062 (2019) · low 49 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HAW, 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
200715107249
2008121121053
20098221696
2010613828299
201146651,725
201281784986
201331726 (1)1,290
2014523851,606
20151023231,767
2016917551,828
2017722623,505
201861122 (2)4,439
2019101474 (1)6,062
202058813,480
202191684 (2)2,827
2022712811,929
2023141424 (1)2,510
202471072 (2)3,755
2025916323,425
202651626—

What is it indicated for?

The NeuroMate Stereotactic System, the BRW Stereotactic System and the Compass Stereotactic Systems are intended for the stereotactic spatial positioning and orientation of an instrument or tool guide to be used by a surgeon to manually guide standard neurosurgical instruments.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K963256: Neuromate Stereotactic System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963256

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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