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Radiomed Soft Tissue Marker

K031206510(k) SpecialCleared May 21, 200335-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1750

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

Radiomed Corp. · JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed

Cleared on May 21, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K022326 (Radiomed Corporation, 2003) and 1 other predicate after a 35-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1987. 20 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 21, 2003
Review
35 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JAK
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K874787 (1987). 9 ancestors in all. 20 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1994: 2 other ancestors2000: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor2007: 2 descendants cleared2012: 5 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K970278 · Microvasive Gold Probe · Boston Scientific Corp · 1997Reference device: K010026 · Embogold Microsphere · Biosphere Medical, Inc. · 2001Reference device: P980001 · Nir on TM Ranger TM Premounted Stent System · Boston Scientific Corp · 1998Reference device: K011740 · Contour Design Gold Eyelid Implant, Model Contour Design (Series 3000) · Meddev Corp. · 2001K874787 · Modified Palladium Seed Model 100 · Theragenics Corp. · 1987K001070 · Radiomed Source · Radiomed Corp. · 2000K013660 · Genetra · Radiomed Corporation · 2001K022326 · Radiomed Marker · Radiomed Corporation · 20031990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 11 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 1 descendant K022326 · Radiomed Marker · Radiomed Corporation · 2003K013660 · Genetra · Radiomed Corporation · 2001K001070 · Radiomed Source · Radiomed Corp. · 2000K874787 · Modified Palladium Seed Model 100 · Theragenics Corp. · 19870
  1. Root · 4 generations backK874787 Modified Palladium Seed Model 100Theragenics Corp. · 1987
  2. 3 generations backK001070 Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp. · 2000
  3. 2 generations backK013660 GenetraRadiomed Corporation · 2001
  4. 1 generation backK022326 Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation · 2003
  5. This deviceK031206 Radiomed Soft Tissue MarkerRadiomed Corp. · 2003
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK070305 Pre-Loaded VisicoilRadiomed Corporation · 2007
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK080726 Calypso 4D Localization SystemCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2008
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK102373 Calypso System with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2010
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK112768 Calypso Systems with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2011
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK123137 Calypso SystemVarian Medical Systems · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 52014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2013)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K070305Pre-Loaded VisicoilRadiomed Corporation · 2007 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K080726Calypso 4D Localization SystemCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K102373Calypso System with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K112768Calypso Systems with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K123137Calypso SystemVarian Medical Systems · 2012 · 3 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K874787Modified Palladium Seed Model 100Theragenics Corp.1987—
−3K001070Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp.2000—
−2K013660GenetraRadiomed Corporation2001—
−1K022326Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation2003—
0 (this device)K031206Radiomed Soft Tissue MarkerRadiomed Corp.2003—
+1K070305Pre-Loaded VisicoilRadiomed Corporation2007—
+1K080726Calypso 4D Localization SystemCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc.2008—
+2K102373Calypso System with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc.2010—
+2K112768Calypso Systems with Dynamic Edge GatingCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc.2011—
+3K123137Calypso SystemVarian Medical Systems2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199420
199710
199910
200010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200720
200810
200910
201010
201110
201250
201420
201510
201610
201720
201810
202010
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031206, 1987–2022Source: 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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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K022326Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation2003—
*K940121Implanters/Adjustable/Anderson's Markers
Summary page 1
…The predicate devices for RadioMedTM Soft Tissue Marker are: 1. The RadioMedTMMarker, KO22326 2. The Implanter/Adjustable/Anderson’sMarker, K940 12 1 3. The Extracranial Marker (K number unknown) 4. Device Description The RadioMedTM Soft Tissue Marker i…
Best Industries1994—
*—Extracranial Marker
Named without a submission number
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†K970278Microvasive Gold ProbeBoston Scientific Corp1997—
†K010026Embogold MicrosphereBiosphere Medical, Inc.2001—
†P980001Nir on TM Ranger TM Premounted Stent SystemBoston Scientific Corp1998—
†K011740Contour Design Gold Eyelid Implant, Model Contour Design (Series 3000)Meddev Corp.2001—

What descends from it? (20)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070305Pre-Loaded VisicoilRadiomed Corporation200711
K080726Calypso 4D Localization SystemCalypso Medical Technologies, Inc.20089
K071673Onc Solutions Marker, Models 001001 to 001012 and 001021 to 001032Onc Solutions, Inc.20073
K120796Superdimension Nitinol/Gold Fiducial MarkerSuperdimension, Inc.20121

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 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.2 years on median.
  • None of the 9 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K070305 (Radiomed Corporation, 2007) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JAK devices

JAK System, X-Ray, Tomography, Computed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JAK

27in 2025

2007: 142008: 262009: 152010: 72011: 162012: 282013: 172014: 302015: 302016: 252017: 292018: 242019: 282020: 302021: 202022: 302023: 272024: 262025: 272026 (partial year): 21
2007high 30 (2014) · low 7 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JAK

141in 2025

2007: 27 days median2008: 42 days median2009: 31 days median2010: 92 days median2011: 155 days median2012: 121 days median2013: 132 days median2014: 200 days median2015: 140 days median2016: 129 days median2017: 96 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 145 days median2022: 131 days median2023: 139 days median2024: 141 days median2025: 141 days median2026 (partial year): 167 days median
2007high 200 (2014) · low 27 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · JAK

17in 2025

2007: 112008: 162009: 292010: 512011: 342012: 232013: 112014: 102015: 282016: 442017: 332018: 102019: 52020: 82021: 152022: 92023: 92024: 202025: 172026 (partial year): 23
2007high 51 (2010) · low 5 (2019)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JAK

219in 2025

2007: 762008: 1202009: 1052010: 1192011: 2052012: 1922013: 4142014: 3082015: 4542016: 3652017: 3382018: 5432019: 2332020: 1772021: 2612022: 1992023: 3102024: 2122025: 219
2007high 543 (2018) · low 76 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JAK, 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
200714271176
2008264216120
2009153129105
201079251119
20111615534205
20122812123192
20131713211414
20143020010308
20153014028454
20162512944365
2017299633338
20182411410543
201928945233
2020301128177
20212014515261
2022301319199
2023271399310
20242614120212
20252714117219
20262116723—

What is it indicated for?

RadioMed™ Soft Tissue Marker is indicated for use to radiographically mark soft tissue for future therapeutic procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031206: Radiomed Soft Tissue Marker.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031206

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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