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Apollo Multi-Racial Reference Population

K993337510(k) TraditionalCleared May 16, 2000224-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1170

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

Norland Medical Systems, Inc. · KGI Densitometer, Bone

Cleared on May 16, 2000 as substantially equivalent to K980125 (Norland Corp., 1998) and 1 other predicate after a 224-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
May 16, 2000
Review
224 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KGI
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K931996 (1995). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1998: 2 other ancestorsK931996 · Model Pdexa Bone Densitometer · Norland Corp. · 1995K980125 · Reference Population for Norland Apollo X-Ray Bone Densitometer · Norland Corp. · 19981996199820002002
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 1 other ancestor K980125 · Reference Population for Norland Apollo X-Ray Bone Densitometer · Norland Corp. · 1998K931996 · Model Pdexa Bone Densitometer · Norland Corp. · 19950
  1. Root · 2 generations backK931996 Model Pdexa Bone DensitometerNorland Corp. · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK980125 Reference Population for Norland Apollo X-Ray Bone DensitometerNorland Corp. · 1998
  3. This deviceK993337 Apollo Multi-Racial Reference PopulationNorland Medical Systems, Inc. · 2000
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K931996Model Pdexa Bone DensitometerNorland Corp.1995—
−1K980125Reference Population for Norland Apollo X-Ray Bone DensitometerNorland Corp.1998—
0 (this device)K993337Apollo Multi-Racial Reference PopulationNorland Medical Systems, Inc.2000—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199820
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K993337, 1995–2000Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K980125Reference Population for Norland Apollo X-Ray Bone Densitometer
Summary page 1
…DXA bone densitometer Classification: Bone densitometer, (21 CFR 892.1170), product code 90KGI; Class II Predicate Devices: Norland Apollo™ with Reference Population (K980125), and Norland Fracture Risk Assessment (K980569) Description of The Apollo™ Multi-Racial Reference Population capability compare…
Norland Corp.1998—
*K980569Fracture Risk Assessment Capability for Norland X-Ray Bone Densitometers
Summary page 1
…sitometer, (21 CFR 892.1170), product code 90KGI; Class II Predicate Devices: Norland Apollo™ with Reference Population (K980125), and Norland Fracture Risk Assessment (K980569) Description of The Apollo™ Multi-Racial Reference Population capability compares Device: patient values to average values for…
Norland Corp.1998—

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 5 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.3 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All KGI devices

KGI Densitometer, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KGI

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 52009: 12011: 22012: 52013: 12014: 22016: 22018: 12019: 12022: 22023: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KGI

156in 2025

2008: 173 days median2012: 142 days median2025: 156 days median
2007high 173 (2008) · low 142 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · KGI

1in 2016

2008: 62009: 92011: 12016: 1
2007high 9 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KGI

8in 2025

2008: 22009: 32011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 22016: 12017: 162018: 62020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 22024: 22025: 8
2007high 16 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KGI, 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
2008517362
20091—93
20100—00
20112—15
2012514201
20131—01
20142—02
20150—00
20162—11
20170—016
20181—06
20191—00
20200—02
20210—01
20222—01
20231—02
20240—02
2025315608
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The bone density estimates from the Apollo™ bone densitometer can he compared to gender and ethnic matched reference populations as an aid in determining the presence of bone disease other than age-related bone loss. T-Score, % Young Reference, Z-Score, % Age Matched, and long and short term change values are provided. These reference populations include Caucasian, Afro-American, Hispanic, and Asian men and women.

The Apollo bone density estimates can be used as an aid to physicians in determining fracture risk.

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. “K993337: Apollo Multi-Racial Reference Population.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993337

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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