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Tof-Watch

K972698510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 16, 1997151-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.2775

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

Organon Teknika Corp. · KOI Stimulator, Nerve, Peripheral, Electric

Cleared on Dec 16, 1997 after a 151-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 16, 1997
Review
151 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KOI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2018: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK972698 Tof-WatchOrganon Teknika Corp. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK172690 ToFscanIdmed · 2018
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK220530 Tetragraph Neuromuscular Transmission MonitorSenzime AB · 2022
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK172843 TwitchView SystemBlink Device Corporation · 2018
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK261098 TetraGraph Neuromuscular Transmission Monitor (SEN…Senzime AB · 2026
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK243339 WiTOFIdmed · 2025

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Descendants cleared per year

2018: 22019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 12026: 1
2018high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2020)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K172690ToFscanIdmed · 2018 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K220530Tetragraph Neuromuscular Transmission MonitorSenzime AB · 2022 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K172843TwitchView SystemBlink Device Corporation · 2018 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K261098TetraGraph Neuromuscular Transmission Monitor (SEN 2015)Accessories:TetraSens (SEN…Senzime AB · 2026 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K243339WiTOFIdmed · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K972698Tof-WatchOrganon Teknika Corp.1997—
+1K172690ToFscanIdmed2018—
+2K220530Tetragraph Neuromuscular Transmission MonitorSenzime AB2022—
+1K172843TwitchView SystemBlink Device Corporation2018—
+3K261098TetraGraph Neuromuscular Transmission Monitor (SEN 2015)Accessories:TetraSens…Senzime AB2026—
+2K243339WiTOFIdmed2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201820
201910
202210
202410
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K972698, 1997–2026Source: 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.

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Top candidate predicates for a new KOI device

  1. #1 K261098 TetraGraph Neuromuscular Transmission Monitor…score 21.1 · 39 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
*—Organon Teknika - TOF-Guard
Named without a submission number
—
*—Neuro Technology - Digistim 3 Plus
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (7)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K172690ToFscanIdmed20184
K172843TwitchView SystemBlink Device Corporation20181

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, K172690 (Idmed, 2018) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KOI devices

KOI Stimulator, Nerve, Peripheral, Electric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KOI

2in 2025

2016: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 32024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KOI

174in 2022

2022: 174 days median
2007high 174 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · KOI

No recall names KOI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KOI

5in 2025

2011: 12012: 32013: 22014: 92015: 12018: 12019: 42020: 42021: 32022: 42023: 12024: 22025: 5
2007high 9 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KOI, 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
20090—00
20100—00
20110—01
20120—03
20130—02
20140—09
20150—01
20161—00
20170—00
20182—01
20191—04
20201—04
20212—03
2022317404
20230—01
20241—02
20252—05
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The TOF-Watch device can be used as an objective monitor using accelerometry for measuring the muscle contraction following a stimulation of the respective motorneuron, as a peripheral nerve stimulator (without the objective measuring function) for subjective monitoring and as a nerve location device utilizing a needle electrode.

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. “K972698: Tof-Watch.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972698

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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