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Ics Medical Chartr Eng/VNG Diagnostic System

K991497510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 28, 199990-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1460

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

Ics Medical Corp. · GWN Nystagmograph

Cleared on Jul 28, 1999 after a 90-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 10 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 28, 1999
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GWN
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

10 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK991497 Ics Medical Chartr Eng/VNG Diagnostic SystemIcs Medical Corp. · 1999
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK061791 Focus VNG/Eng Type 1068Gn Otometrics A/S · 2006
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK151504 ICS ImpulseGn Otometrics · 2015
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK050098 Ddat OmtDdat (Uk), Ltd. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK242198 ICS Dizcovery (1091)Natus Medical Denmark Aps · 2025
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK242726 Synapsys VHITInventis S.R.L. · 2025

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Descendants cleared per year

2001: 12005: 12006: 22007: 12013: 12015: 12017: 12025: 2
2001high 2 (2006) · low 0 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K061791Focus VNG/Eng Type 1068Gn Otometrics A/S · 2006 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K151504ICS ImpulseGn Otometrics · 2015 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K050098Ddat OmtDdat (Uk), Ltd. · 2005 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K242198ICS Dizcovery (1091)Natus Medical Denmark Aps · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K242726Synapsys VHITInventis S.R.L. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K991497Ics Medical Chartr Eng/VNG Diagnostic SystemIcs Medical Corp.1999—
+1K061791Focus VNG/Eng Type 1068Gn Otometrics A/S2006—
+2K151504ICS ImpulseGn Otometrics2015—
+1K050098Ddat OmtDdat (Uk), Ltd.2005—
+3K242198ICS Dizcovery (1091)Natus Medical Denmark Aps2025—
+3K242726Synapsys VHITInventis S.R.L.2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200510
200620
200710
201310
201510
201710
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991497, 1999–2025Source: 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 GWN device

  1. #1 K260566 SMARTVERTIGO™ Vestibular Assessment Systemscore 12.1 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*—2D VOG-VIDEO-OCULOGRAPHY device
Named without a submission number
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*—Chartr® Eng System
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (10)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K061791Focus VNG/Eng Type 1068Gn Otometrics A/S20064
K050098Ddat OmtDdat (Uk), Ltd.20051
K130201Nystagram Video Nystagmography SystemOtotronix, LLC20130
K070670Eyetracker/IdeasS.A. Instrumentation Difra20070
K013060Ics Medical Model VG-30 Video GogglesIcs Medical20010

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, K061791 (Gn Otometrics A/S, 2006) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GWN devices

GWN Nystagmograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GWN

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 12013: 32015: 32016: 22017: 42018: 32019: 12020: 22023: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWN

203in 2025

2013: 88 days median2015: 165 days median2017: 160 days median2018: 87 days median2025: 203 days median
2007high 203 (2025) · low 87 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GWN

1in 2013

2013: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWN

1in 2025

2012: 22018: 12019: 52021: 12022: 12023: 32024: 42025: 1
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWN, 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
20091—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—02
201338810
20140—00
2015316500
20162—00
2017416000
201838701
20191—05
20202—00
20210—01
20220—01
20231—03
20240—04
2025320301
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

This device is used to observe, record and measure eye movements in

patients during testing of vestibular function.

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. “K991497: Ics Medical Chartr Eng/VNG Diagnostic System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991497

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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