# K093588: Explorer 4D Treatment Planning System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: American Radiosurgery, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 11, 2010 after 53 days
- Product code: MUJ (System, Planning, Radiation Therapy Treatment)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.5050
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Explorer 3D: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K101220: Explorer 4D Treatment Planning System (2010), 2 descendants of its own
- K193459: Panther Stereotactic (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K231825: Panther TPS (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Explorer 4Drm Treatment Planning System software is intended for use in preparing treatment plans for patients who have intracranial diseases where neurological radio surgery has been prescribed. The software is used to electronically import CT images to determine the precise location of the target, to define and visualize treatment beam locations, and to visualize dose to the target and other structures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093588
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology