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Gliasite RTS

K111931510(k) SpecialCleared Aug 5, 201128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5730

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

Isoray Medical, Inc. · KXK Source, Brachytherapy, Radionuclide

Cleared on Aug 5, 2011 as substantially equivalent to K003206 (Proxima Therapeutics, Inc., 2001) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 5, 2011
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KXK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K003206 (2001). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant clearedK003206 · Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS), Model 1020,1030,1040,8150,9005 · Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. · 2001200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K003206 · Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS), Model 1020,1030,1040,8150,9005 · Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK003206 Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS), Model…Proxima Therapeutics, Inc. · 2001
  2. This deviceK111931 Gliasite RTSIsoray Medical, Inc. · 2011
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK132996 Cesitrx, (Liquid Cesium-131 Solution) for Use with Gliasite RTSIsoray, Inc. · 2013

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  • K132996Cesitrx, (Liquid Cesium-131 Solution) for Use with Gliasite RTSIsoray, Inc. · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K003206Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS), Model 1020,1030,1040,8150,9005Proxima Therapeutics, Inc.2001—
0 (this device)K111931Gliasite RTSIsoray Medical, Inc.2011—
+1K132996Cesitrx, (Liquid Cesium-131 Solution) for Use with Gliasite RTSIsoray, Inc.2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K111931, 2001–2013Source: 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
*K003206Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS), Model 1020,1030,1040,8150,9005
Summary page 1
…claimed: The modified GliaSite that is the subject of this submission is substantially equivalent to the GliaSiteRTS RTS as described in 510O(k) #K003206 (SE 04/25/2001). 3.9 Product Description: The GliaSite® RTS is a radiation therapy system…
Proxima Therapeutics, Inc.2001—

Also cleared against K003206: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K132996Cesitrx, (Liquid Cesium-131 Solution) for Use with Gliasite RTSIsoray, Inc.20130

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, K132996 (Isoray, Inc., 2013) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K003206.

How does its category compare?

All KXK devices

KXK Source, Brachytherapy, Radionuclide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2011, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KXK

2in 2025

2007: 52008: 12009: 72010: 12011: 52012: 32013: 32014: 82015: 22016: 42017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 32022: 12023: 12025: 2
2007high 8 (2014) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KXK

158in 2020

2007: 42 days median2009: 63 days median2011: 94 days median2012: 109 days median2013: 127 days median2014: 96 days median2016: 49 days median2020: 158 days median
2007high 158 (2020) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · KXK

1in 2016

2008: 12011: 12012: 12016: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KXK

7in 2025

2007: 92008: 152009: 102011: 352012: 42013: 292014: 132015: 62016: 402017: 412018: 282019: 102020: 152021: 622022: 262023: 92024: 152025: 7
2007high 62 (2021) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KXK, 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
200754209
20081—115
2009763010
20101—00
2011594135
2012310914
20133127029
2014896013
20152—06
2016449140
20172—041
20181—028
20192—010
20203158015
20210—062
20221—026
20231—09
20240—015
20252—07
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The GliaSite RTS is intended to deliver intracavity radiation therapy (brachytherapy) in patients with malignant brain tumors following tumor resection surgery.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K111931: Gliasite RTS.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K111931

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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