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UC-Care Warming System

K090978510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 10, 2009126-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

UC-CARE, Ltd. · GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories

Cleared on Aug 10, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K963970 (Endocare, Inc., 1997) and 1 other predicate after a 126-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 2001.

Decided
Aug 10, 2009
Review
126 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEH
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K010991 (2001). 16 ancestors in all, the oldest K952895 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK010991 Seednet, Models FP6T5, FP5T5, FP5T3Galil Medical, Ltd. · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 5 generations backK011950 Seednet, Model FP6T5, FP5T5, FP5T3Galil Medical, Ltd. · 2002
  3. 4 generations backK021261 Seednet System and Seednetgold System, Models GP6T5, GP5T5, GP5T3…Galil Medical, Ltd. · 2002 · Recalled
  4. 3 generations backK031117 Seednet System and Seednetgold SystemGalil Medical, Ltd. · 2003
  5. 2 generations backK042667 Seednet Gold with Renal Kit, Model Fprpr 3021, (Renal Kit), Fprch…Galil Medical, Ltd. · 2004
  6. 1 generation backK060390 Seednet, Seednet Gold, Cryohit, Cryo TheraGalil Medical, Ltd. · 2006 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK090978 UC-Care Warming SystemUC-CARE, Ltd. · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K010991Seednet, Models FP6T5, FP5T5, FP5T3Galil Medical, Ltd.20012
−5K011950Seednet, Model FP6T5, FP5T5, FP5T3Galil Medical, Ltd.2002—
−4K021261Seednet System and Seednetgold System, Models GP6T5, GP5T5, GP5T3, HP5T5 & HP5T3Galil Medical, Ltd.20021
−3K031117Seednet System and Seednetgold SystemGalil Medical, Ltd.2003—
−2K042667Seednet Gold with Renal Kit, Model Fprpr 3021, (Renal Kit), Fprch 2024…Galil Medical, Ltd.2004—
−1K060390Seednet, Seednet Gold, Cryohit, Cryo TheraGalil Medical, Ltd.20068
0 (this device)K090978UC-Care Warming SystemUC-CARE, Ltd.2009—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
199710
199810
199920
200020
200110
200520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K090978, 2001–2009Source: 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
*K963970Endocare Cryocare Cryosurgical System Urethral Warming System
Summary page 2
…51.0k No Date of approval Endocare Urethral Warming System (Endocare Inc.) K963970 997125 Feb, SEEDNET, SEEDNET GOLD, CRYOHIT, CRYO THERA, THERA, (PreslceT TM) (Preslce…
Endocare, Inc.1997—
*K060390Seednet, Seednet Gold, Cryohit, Cryo Thera
Summary page 2
…997125 Feb, SEEDNET, SEEDNET GOLD, CRYOHIT, CRYO THERA, THERA, (PreslceT TM) (Preslce M ~~K060390 27 Apr, 2006 ) ______________ Performance Standards:…
Galil Medical, Ltd.20068

Also cleared against K963970: 1 other device →

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 8 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • 6 of the 16 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K963970.

How does its category compare?

All GEH devices

GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

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—

What is it indicated for?

The UC-CARE Warming System is indicated to transfer heat to the urethral tissue during urological cryosurgical procedures of the prostate using cryosurgical systems that have been cleared for use on the prostate.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K090978: UC-Care Warming System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K090978

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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