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Smart Motorized Viewer

K973965510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 12, 199756-day reviewClass I21 CFR 892.1890

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

Smartlight, Ltd. · IXC Illuminator, Radiographic-Film

Cleared on Dec 12, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K922079 (American Medical Sales, Inc., 1992) and 1 other predicate after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.

Decided
Dec 12, 1997
Review
56 days
Class
Class I
Product code
IXC
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K922079 (1992). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1995: 1 other ancestorK922079 · Rotolux, Selectolux, Shuttervue · American Medical Sales, Inc. · 199219901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K922079 · Rotolux, Selectolux, Shuttervue · American Medical Sales, Inc. · 19920
  1. Root · 1 generation backK922079 Rotolux, Selectolux, ShuttervueAmerican Medical Sales, Inc. · 1992
  2. This deviceK973965 Smart Motorized ViewerSmartlight, Ltd. · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K922079Rotolux, Selectolux, ShuttervueAmerican Medical Sales, Inc.1992—
0 (this device)K973965Smart Motorized ViewerSmartlight, Ltd.1997—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973965, 1992–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K922079Rotolux, Selectolux, Shuttervue
Summary page 1
…ctro-optical shutter asembly, CCD based film detection assembly and PC-based control hardware and software. Predicate devices include AMS/Planilux Rotolux and Mammolux (K922079), S&S/RADX MV220/MV400 and SmartLight’s Digital Film Viewer SL4000”% (K952188). The indication for use of the predicate devices a…
American Medical Sales, Inc.1992—
*K952188Adviewer 2000
Summary page 1
…ontrol hardware and software. Predicate devices include AMS/Planilux Rotolux and Mammolux (K922079), S&S/RADX MV220/MV400 and SmartLight’s Digital Film Viewer SL4000”% (K952188). The indication for use of the predicate devices and the SL8000” X is radiographic film reading. The SL8000”“* restricts the ba…
Adp, Ltd.1995—
*—S&S/Radx MV220/MV400
Named without a submission number
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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 IXC devices

IXC Illuminator, Radiographic-Film: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IXC

FDA has decided no IXC device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IXC

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

Recalls per year · IXC

No recall names IXC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IXC

No MAUDE report names IXC since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Radiographic Film Reading

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. “K973965: Smart Motorized Viewer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973965

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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