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Sun 125C Ionization Chamber

K112981510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 25, 2012111-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5050

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

Sun Nuclear Corp. · LHN System, Radiation Therapy, Charged-Particle, Medical

Cleared on Jan 25, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K972212 (Ptw-New York Corp., 1997) after a 111-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
Jan 25, 2012
Review
111 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LHN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K954165 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK954165 PTW-MP3 & PTW-MP3S Automatic Water PhantomPtw-New York Corp. · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK972212 0.015CC Pinpoint Ionization Chamber, 0.005 CC Pinpoint Ionization…Ptw-New York Corp. · 1997
  3. This deviceK112981 Sun 125C Ionization ChamberSun Nuclear Corp. · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K954165PTW-MP3 & PTW-MP3S Automatic Water PhantomPtw-New York Corp.1995—
−1K9722120.015CC Pinpoint Ionization Chamber, 0.005 CC Pinpoint Ionization ChamberPtw-New York Corp.1997—
0 (this device)K112981Sun 125C Ionization ChamberSun Nuclear Corp.2012—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K112981, 1995–2012Source: 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
*K9722120.015CC Pinpoint Ionization Chamber, 0.005 CC Pinpoint Ionization Chamber
Summary page 1
…To our knowledge, none have been established Substantial Equivalence: This instrument is similar in function to PTW 31006 - 1.015cc Pinpoint Ionization Chamber, K972212. Description and Use: The Sun Nuclear model 1041 "SUNI25c" is a waterproof, fully-guarded, cylindrical 'thimble" type ionization…
Ptw-New York Corp.1997—

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 17 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 14.4 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All LHN devices

LHN System, Radiation Therapy, Charged-Particle, Medical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LHN

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 52010: 42011: 12012: 32013: 32014: 42015: 32016: 72017: 42018: 32019: 22020: 42022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2016) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LHN

190in 2025

2008: 113 days median2009: 69 days median2010: 96 days median2012: 111 days median2013: 70 days median2014: 93 days median2015: 53 days median2016: 120 days median2017: 173 days median2018: 78 days median2020: 74 days median2025: 190 days median2026 (partial year): 194 days median
2007high 194 (2026) · low 53 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · LHN

1in 2023

2007: 22008: 22014: 22015: 12017: 52018: 22020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 1
2007high 5 (2017) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LHN

11in 2025

2008: 12009: 52010: 32011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 52015: 22016: 12017: 72018: 82019: 32020: 202021: 242022: 102023: 72024: 22025: 11
2007high 24 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LHN, 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
20072—20
2008311321
200956905
201049603
20111—01
2012311101
201337001
201449325
201535312
2016712001
2017417357
201837828
20192—03
2020474120
20210—124
20222—210
20232—17
20241—02
20253190011
202641940—

What is it indicated for?

The Ionization Chamber model 1041 is intended for the purpose of calibrating and measuring the ionizing radiation output from medical radiation therapy machines. This includes beam scanning as well as absolute dose calibration.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K112981: Sun 125C Ionization Chamber.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K112981

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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