# K020176: HDR Miami Applicator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mick Radio-Nuclear Instruments, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 8, 2002 after 80 days
- Product code: JAQ (System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.5700
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K864210 (1986). 3 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K953946: Microselectron-HDR Version 2, Nucletron-Oldelft Corp. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K200221: CT F/S/D Compatible Applicators (Fletcher), HDR Compatible Tandem and Ovoid Applicators (Henschke), HDR CT Compatible Split Ring Applicator, Segmented Vaginal Applicator, HDR Miami Applicator HDR Brachytherapy Applicator, 2/3 Endometrial Applicator Sets, CT HDR Ring & Tandem Applicator with Rectal Retractor (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K150979: CT/MR Compatible M.A.C. Interstitial GYN Template (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This applicator is designed as an accessory to the Varisource System (Varian Associates K952913) and the Gammamed System (K891131/A) which uses a single radioactive source of Iridium-192 to treat cancer in a wide range of body sites. The Miami Applicator is placed in the vicinity of the cervix via the vagina just as described for the predicate device (Nucletron Miami Vaginal Applicator, K953946) and different diamter sleeves and interuterine tubes, can be optimized to best meet the clinical needs of the patient along with minimization of dose to the mucosa.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020176
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology