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Digitizer Director: Image Compression Module (HO4059-Rev 2.0)

K973081510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 5, 199779-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.2050

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

Howtek, Inc. · LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological

Cleared on Nov 5, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K962699 (Applicare Medical Imaging, B.V., 1996) after a 79-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.

Decided: Nov 5, 1997
Review: 79 days
Class: Class II
Product code: LLZ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K896095 (1990). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK896095 Images-on-Call Teleradiology SystemDevices & Services Co. · 1990
1 generation backK962699 Radworks Medical Imaging SoftwareApplicare Medical Imaging, B.V. · 1996
This deviceK973081 Digitizer Director: Image Compression Module (HO4059-Rev 2.0)Howtek, Inc. · 1997

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K896095	Images-on-Call Teleradiology System	Devices & Services Co.	1990	—
−1	K962699	Radworks Medical Imaging Software	Applicare Medical Imaging, B.V.	1996	—
0 (this device)	K973081	Digitizer Director: Image Compression Module (HO4059-Rev 2.0)	Howtek, Inc.	1997	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1991	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973081, 1990–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (1)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K962699	Radworks Medical Imaging Software Summary page 1 …oression Module 1.5 Classification Name: PACS Class Il Teleradiology Device PAC Peripheral Device 1.6 Predicats or Legally Applicare, BVI Marketed Devices: RadWorks #K962699 1.7 Descriciion ¢ Cevice: DIGITIZER DIRECTOR: Image Compression Module is an expansion module to Digitizer Director. The module…	Applicare Medical Imaging, B.V.	1996	—

Also cleared against K962699: 8 other devices →

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?

The line of descent spans 7 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.5 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
8 other devices also cite its predicate K962699.

How does its category compare?

All LLZ devices

LLZ System, Image Processing, Radiological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LLZ

58in 2025

2007high 106 (2011) · low 51 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LLZ

173in 2025

2007high 173 (2025) · low 36 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LLZ

11in 2025

2007high 64 (2013) · low 2 (2019)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LLZ

116in 2025

2007high 15,631 (2014) · low 26 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LLZ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	76	36	20	152
2008	94	52	32	154
2009	70	62	21	145
2010	51	98	17	145
2011	106	79	30	454
2012	82	87	12	266
2013	95	84	64	1,130
2014	78	89	6	15,631
2015	64	90	16	211
2016	82	90	12	290
2017	78	107	5	104
2018	104	105	7	72
2019	74	107	2	88
2020	81	115	6	82
2021	83	116	3	70
2022	65	137	4	28
2023	87	157	8	26
2024	62	131	6	42
2025	58	173	11	116
2026	45	110	14	—

What is it indicated for?

The intended use of DIGITIZER DIRECTOR: Image Compression Module is as a DICOM image compressor that will enable any hospital or medical facility PC with adequate memory and the appropriate film digitizer to send images to other DICOM entities such as viewing stations and databases in an efficient manner. The compression algorithms used are fully supported by the DICOM 3.0 Standard.

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K973081 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K973081: Digitizer Director: Image Compression Module (HO4059-Rev 2.0).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973081

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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