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Goldman Manual Tonometer

K981432510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 12, 1999267-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.1930

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

Golden Vision, Inc. · HKY Tonometer, Manual

Cleared on Jan 12, 1999 after a 267-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 25 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 12, 1999
Review
267 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HKY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

25 later devices descend from it, 10 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK981432 Goldman Manual TonometerGolden Vision, Inc. · 1999
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK021937 TGDC-01 PraTruevision Instruments · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK063873 Icare Tonometer TA01ITiolat OY · 2007
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK093445 Keeler Applanation Tonometer; T-Type Kat, K-Type Kat, (Kat)Keeler, Ltd. · 2010
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK153694 Icare ic100Icare Finland OY · 2016
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK133234 T-Type D-Kat, R-Type D-KatKeeler Limited · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12006: 12007: 12008: 12010: 12014: 22015: 12016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 22020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 3
2002high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K021937TGDC-01 PraTruevision Instruments · 2002 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K063873Icare Tonometer TA01ITiolat OY · 2007 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K093445Keeler Applanation Tonometer; T-Type Kat, K-Type Kat, (Kat)Keeler, Ltd. · 2010 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K153694Icare ic100Icare Finland OY · 2016 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K133234T-Type D-Kat, R-Type D-KatKeeler Limited · 2014 · 2 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K981432Goldman Manual TonometerGolden Vision, Inc.1999—
+1K021937TGDC-01 PraTruevision Instruments2002—
+1K063873Icare Tonometer TA01ITiolat OY2007—
+1K093445Keeler Applanation Tonometer; T-Type Kat, K-Type Kat, (Kat)Keeler, Ltd.2010—
+2K153694Icare ic100Icare Finland OY2016—
+2K133234T-Type D-Kat, R-Type D-KatKeeler Limited2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200610
200710
200810
201010
201420
201510
201620
201720
201820
201920
202020
202110
202220
202310
202430
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981432, 1999–2024Source: 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 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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  1. #1 K241447 iCare ST500 (TA04)score 9.6 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it? (25)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K021937TGDC-01 PraTruevision Instruments200211
K063873Icare Tonometer TA01ITiolat OY20078
K093445Keeler Applanation Tonometer; T-Type Kat, K-Type Kat, (Kat)Keeler, Ltd.20105
K173904CATS Tonometer PrismCats Tonometer, LLC20182
K163343Icare HOME tonometerIcare Finland OY20172
K071755Falck Applanation Tonometer (FAT2)Falck Medical, Inc.20081
K060780Tonometer DiatonRyazan State Instruments20061
K234037CATS-L Tonometer™ PrismCats Tonometer, LLC20240
K180839AT 030Carl Zeiss Meditec, AG20180
K172728Applanation tonometer AT-1Takagi Seiko Co., Ltd.20170

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, K021937 (Truevision Instruments, 2002) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HKY devices

HKY Tonometer, Manual: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HKY

3in 2024

2007: 22008: 12010: 12013: 12014: 32015: 22016: 32017: 22018: 32019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 3
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HKY

128in 2024

2014: 123 days median2016: 226 days median2018: 77 days median2024: 128 days median
2007high 226 (2016) · low 77 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · HKY

2in 2014

2014: 2
2007high 2 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HKY

1in 2019

2010: 22013: 12014: 32015: 12016: 22019: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HKY, 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
20072—00
20081—00
20090—00
20101—02
20110—00
20120—00
20131—01
2014312323
20152—01
2016322602
20172—00
201837700
20191—01
20202—00
20211—00
20222—00
20231—00
2024312800
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

THE GOLDMAN MANUAL TONOMETER IS AN APPLIANCE THAT SERVES TO MEASURE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE, ACCORDING TO THE GOLDMAN METHOD. THE MEASURING OF THE PRESSURE REQUIRES TO MAINTAIN A UNIFORM APPLANATION OF THE SURFACE OF THE CORNEA.

IT IS SPECIALLY INDICATED IN GLAUCOMA DISEASE.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K981432: Goldman Manual Tonometer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981432

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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