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Cleared

Cardiomatch

K970970510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 13, 199788-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1200

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

Focus Medical SA · KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission

Cleared on Jun 13, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K914527 (General Electric Co., 1991) and 1 other predicate after an 88-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991.

Decided
Jun 13, 1997
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KPS
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K914527 (1991). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1991: 1 other ancestorK914527 · Cequal (TM) · General Electric Co. · 199119901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K914527 · Cequal (TM) · General Electric Co. · 19910
  1. Root · 1 generation backK914527 Cequal (TM)General Electric Co. · 1991
  2. This deviceK970970 CardiomatchFocus Medical SA · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K914527Cequal (TM)General Electric Co.1991—
0 (this device)K970970CardiomatchFocus Medical SA1997—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970970, 1991–1997Source: 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.

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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
*K914527Cequal (TM)
Summary page 1
…cation of Predicate Device(s) CARDIOMATCH® is substantially equivalent to the following previously cleared and currently marketed devices: General Electric C-Equal ™ K914527 November 22, 1991 NUC Cardiac C-Equal K914296 November 27, 1991 D. Indications for Use CARDIOMATCH® is a diagnostic software…
General Electric Co.1991—
*K914296Cequal (TM) Quanitative Analysis Cardiolite (R) Spec
Summary page 1
…ubstantially equivalent to the following previously cleared and currently marketed devices: General Electric C-Equal ™ K914527 November 22, 1991 NUC Cardiac C-Equal K914296 November 27, 1991 D. Indications for Use CARDIOMATCH® is a diagnostic software program that quantitatively analyzes myocardial…
Nuccardiac Software, Inc.1991—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All KPS devices

KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KPS

12in 2025

2007: 82008: 172009: 92010: 32011: 72012: 62013: 112014: 112015: 32016: 112017: 112018: 132019: 32020: 122021: 152022: 52023: 122024: 112025: 122026 (partial year): 6
2007high 17 (2008) · low 3 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KPS

65in 2025

2007: 38 days median2008: 25 days median2009: 42 days median2010: 91 days median2011: 28 days median2012: 94 days median2013: 84 days median2014: 92 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 65 days median2017: 104 days median2018: 59 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 72 days median2021: 66 days median2022: 60 days median2023: 63 days median2024: 59 days median2025: 65 days median2026 (partial year): 67 days median
2007high 112 (2015) · low 25 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KPS

16in 2025

2007: 222008: 162009: 142010: 42011: 342012: 132013: 132014: 182015: 52016: 162017: 112018: 12, 3 Class I2019: 5, 5 Class I2020: 82021: 42022: 8, 6 Class I2023: 6, 3 Class I2024: 152025: 162026 (partial year): 6
2007high 34 (2011) · low 4 (2010)2026

Class I (17 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KPS

36in 2025

2007: 382008: 112009: 152010: 442011: 562012: 342013: 2402014: 332015: 242016: 102017: 312018: 262019: 1052020: 222021: 102022: 152023: 222024: 232025: 36
2007high 240 (2013) · low 10 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KPS, 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
20078382238
200817251611
20099421415
2010391444
20117283456
20126941334
2013118413240
201411921833
20153112524
201611651610
2017111041131
2018135912 (3)26
20193605 (5)105
20201272822
20211566410
20225608 (6)15
202312636 (3)22
202411591523
202512651636
20266676—

What is it indicated for?

Cardiac diagnostic software program to quantitatively analyze myocardial perfusion in patients injected with Cardiolite® or Thallium-201 following a rest/stress SPECT acquisition protocol.

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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  • K253564uMI Panvivo (uMI Panvivo); uMI Panvivo (uMI Panvivo S); uMI Panvivo (uMI Panvivo EX); uMI Panvivo (uMI…Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. · 2026

https://510kreport.com/device/K970970 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K970970: Cardiomatch.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970970

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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