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Liposonix System, Model 1 P00XXXX

K100874510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 19, 2011507-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4590

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

Medicis Technologies Corporation · OHV Focused Ultrasound For Tissue Heat Or Mechanical Cellular Disruption

Cleared on Aug 19, 2011 as substantially equivalent to DEN080006 (Ulthera, Inc., 2009) after a 507-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2009. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 19, 2011
Review
507 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OHV
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN080006 (2009). 16 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2011: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2025: 3 descendants clearedDEN080006 · Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001 · Ulthera, Inc. · 200920052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 5 descendants5 generations forward: 1 descendant6 generations forward: 3 descendants DEN080006 · Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001 · Ulthera, Inc. · 20090+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN080006 Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001Ulthera, Inc. · 2009
  2. This deviceK100874 Liposonix System, Model 1 P00XXXXMedicis Technologies Corporation · 2011
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 15 of its ownK112626 Lipsonix (R) System Model 2Medicis Technologies Corporation · 2011
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 11 of its ownK133238 Contour I V3.1 SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2014
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 10 of its ownK141708 Ultrashape SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2014
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 6 of its ownK160896 Ultrashape Power SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2016
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK191696 Biodesign Anal Fistula Plug, Biodesign Fistula Plug, Biodesign…Cook Biotech Incorporated · 2019

Showing 5 of 16 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2011: 12014: 22016: 32017: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12023: 22025: 3
2011high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2012)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 16 · See all
  • K112626Lipsonix (R) System Model 2Medicis Technologies Corporation · 2011 · cites it directly15descendants
  • K133238Contour I V3.1 SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2014 · 2 generations on11descendants
  • K141708Ultrashape SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2014 · 3 generations on10descendants
  • K160896Ultrashape Power SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2016 · 3 generations on6descendants
  • K191696Biodesign Anal Fistula Plug, Biodesign Fistula Plug, Biodesign Plastic Surgery Matrix…Cook Biotech Incorporated · 2019 · 4 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN080006Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001Ulthera, Inc.2009—
0 (this device)K100874Liposonix System, Model 1 P00XXXXMedicis Technologies Corporation2011—
+1K112626Lipsonix (R) System Model 2Medicis Technologies Corporation2011—
+2K133238Contour I V3.1 SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd.2014—
+3K141708Ultrashape SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd.2014—
+3K160896Ultrashape Power SystemSyneron Medical, Ltd.2016—
+4K191696Biodesign Anal Fistula Plug, Biodesign Fistula Plug, Biodesign Plastic Surgery…Cook Biotech Incorporated2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201420
201630
201710
201920
202010
202110
202320
202530
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K100874, 2009–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*DEN080006Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001
Our reading of the summary gave K072505, which is not in FDA’s 510(k) list. The device the summary names is FDA’s De Novo DEN080006, Ulthera System, Model 8850-0001 (Ulthera, Inc.), granted Sep 11, 2009; older De Novo requests were first filed under a 510(k) number, so this links to the grant.
Ulthera, Inc.2009—

Also cleared against DEN080006: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (16)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K112626Lipsonix (R) System Model 2Medicis Technologies Corporation201115

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K112626 (Medicis Technologies Corporation, 2011) has gone furthest, with 15 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate DEN080006.

How does its category compare?

All OHV devices

OHV Focused Ultrasound For Tissue Heat Or Mechanical Cellular Disruption: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2011, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OHV

2in 2025

2009: 12011: 22012: 22013: 12014: 32016: 32017: 12018: 12019: 22021: 12022: 12023: 72024: 22025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OHV

90in 2023

2014: 171 days median2016: 107 days median2023: 90 days median
2007high 171 (2014) · low 90 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · OHV

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OHV

20in 2025

2012: 12013: 182014: 172015: 192016: 292017: 292018: 102019: 152020: 62021: 112022: 122023: 112024: 112025: 20
2007high 29 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OHV, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20091—00
20100—00
20112—00
20122—01
20131—018
20143171017
20150—019
20163107029
20171—029
20181—010
20192—015
20200—06
20211—011
20221—012
2023790111
20242—011
20252—020
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The LipoSonix system delivers high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) energy that can disrupt subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) to provide a non-invasive approach to achieve a desired aesthetic effect.

The LipoSonix system is specifically indicated for non-invasive waist circumference reduction.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K100874: Liposonix System, Model 1 P00XXXX.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K100874

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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