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Centering Intraluminal Applicator

K082653510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 10, 200828-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5700

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

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · JAQ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled

Cleared on Oct 10, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K983436 (Gammamed USA, 1998) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1991. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Oct 10, 2008
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JAQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K912555 (1991). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2018: 1 descendant clearedK912555 · Gammamed 12IT High Dose Rate Remote Afterloader · Rts Technology, Inc. · 1991 · recalledK983436 · Gammamed Plus High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading System · Gammamed USA · 1998 · recalled1990200020102020
  1. Root · 2 generations backK912555 Gammamed 12IT High Dose Rate Remote AfterloaderRts Technology, Inc. · 1991 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK983436 Gammamed Plus High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading SystemGammamed USA · 1998 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK082653 Centering Intraluminal ApplicatorVarian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK162499 Best Instruminal ApplicatorBest Medical International, Inc. · 2018

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  • K162499Best Instruminal ApplicatorBest Medical International, Inc. · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K912555Gammamed 12IT High Dose Rate Remote AfterloaderRts Technology, Inc.19912
−1K983436Gammamed Plus High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading SystemGammamed USA199817
0 (this device)K082653Centering Intraluminal ApplicatorVarian Medical Systems, Inc.2008—
+1K162499Best Instruminal ApplicatorBest Medical International, Inc.2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K082653, 1991–2018Source: 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? (1)

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
*K983436Gammamed Plus High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading System
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 892.5700 Class II Product Code: JAQ Predicate Device to claim substantial equivalence: K983436 - GammaMed Plus High Does Rate Remote Afterloading System Description of the Device: Varian's High Dose Rate BrachyTherapy After…
Gammamed USA199817

Also cleared against K983436: 12 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K162499Best Instruminal ApplicatorBest Medical International, Inc.20180

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 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.9 years on median.
  • 2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K162499 (Best Medical International, Inc., 2018) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 12 other devices also cite its predicate K983436.

How does its category compare?

All JAQ devices

JAQ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JAQ

6in 2025

2007: 112008: 102009: 102010: 22011: 22012: 72013: 62014: 72015: 112016: 62017: 72018: 72019: 22020: 42022: 12023: 22024: 102025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JAQ

91in 2025

2007: 48 days median2008: 34 days median2009: 27 days median2012: 89 days median2013: 100 days median2014: 116 days median2015: 183 days median2016: 154 days median2017: 229 days median2018: 252 days median2020: 62 days median2024: 126 days median2025: 91 days median
2007high 252 (2018) · low 27 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · JAQ

1in 2019

2008: 52009: 12010: 22011: 132012: 52013: 12019: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JAQ

3in 2025

2007: 132008: 322009: 352010: 362011: 422012: 342013: 432014: 182015: 72016: 32017: 52018: 22019: 82020: 82021: 52022: 52023: 32024: 12025: 3
2007high 43 (2013) · low 1 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JAQ, 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
20071148013
20081034532
20091027135
20102—236
20112—1342
2012789534
20136100143
20147116018
20151118307
2016615403
2017722905
2018725202
20192—18
202046208
20210—05
20221—05
20232—03
20241012601
202569103
20262—3—

What is it indicated for?

The indications for use of the Varian transportable high-dose-rate remotely controlled afterloading brachytherapy device is for the treatment of cancer by intracavitary, interstitial, intralumenal and intraoperative irradiation.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K082653: Centering Intraluminal Applicator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K082653

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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