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Cryocare Surgical System

K003811510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 11, 2001304-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4350

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

Endocare, Inc. · GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories

Cleared on Oct 11, 2001 after a 304-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 39 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 11, 2001
Review
304 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

39 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 3 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2016: 6 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003811 Cryocare Surgical SystemEndocare, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 31 of its ownK020605 Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 30 of its ownK021211 Modification to Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 29 of its ownK022314 Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 28 of its ownK052861 Modification to:Sanarus Visica Treatment System , Models VS2000Sanarus Medical, Inc. · 2005
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 27 of its ownK061510 Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2006

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 32005: 12006: 12007: 22010: 12014: 12015: 32016: 62017: 52018: 12019: 22020: 32021: 12022: 22023: 22024: 22025: 22026: 1
2002high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K020605Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly31descendants
  • K021211Modification to Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on30descendants
  • K022314Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · 3 generations on29descendants
  • K052861Modification to:Sanarus Visica Treatment System , Models VS2000Sanarus Medical, Inc. · 2005 · 4 generations on28descendants
  • K061510Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc. · 2006 · 4 generations on27descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003811Cryocare Surgical SystemEndocare, Inc.2001—
+1K020605Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc.2002—
+2K021211Modification to Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc.2002—
+3K022314Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc.20021
+4K052861Modification to:Sanarus Visica Treatment System , Models VS2000Sanarus Medical, Inc.2005—
+4K061510Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc.2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200230
200510
200610
200720
201010
201410
201530
201660
201750
201810
201920
202030
202110
202220
202320
202420
202520
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003811, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (39)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K020605Sanarus Visica Treatment SystemSanarus Medical, Inc.200231
K153489Cryocare CS Surgical SystemHealthtronics20165
K070353Kelsey Intersitital Laser Therapy SystemKelsey, Inc.20071

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, K020605 (Sanarus Medical, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 31 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEH devices

GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEH

10in 2025

2007: 62008: 12009: 42010: 42011: 72012: 42013: 42014: 62015: 112016: 152017: 122018: 62019: 62020: 82021: 62022: 62023: 82024: 92025: 102026 (partial year): 8
2007high 15 (2016) · low 1 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEH

77in 2025

2007: 71 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 86 days median2011: 91 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 76 days median2014: 42 days median2015: 72 days median2016: 60 days median2017: 83 days median2018: 42 days median2019: 115 days median2020: 113 days median2021: 206 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 136 days median2024: 85 days median2025: 77 days median2026 (partial year): 148 days median
2007high 206 (2021) · low 42 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEH

2in 2023

2007: 32008: 22009: 132010: 42012: 32014: 22018: 12019: 12020: 372023: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 37 (2020) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GEH

171in 2025

2007: 232008: 292009: 212010: 1732011: 612012: 912013: 912014: 572015: 972016: 1432017: 2162018: 2082019: 4552020: 2772021: 2132022: 2302023: 1642024: 1412025: 171
2007high 455 (2019) · low 21 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEH, 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
2007671323
20081—229
200941211321
20104864173
2011791061
2012496391
2013476091
2014642257
20151172097
201615600143
201712830216
20186421208
201961151455
2020811337277
202162060213
20226560230
202381362164
20249850141
202510770171
202681482—
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510(k) Report. “K003811: Cryocare Surgical System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003811

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026