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GammaBeam 100

K142219510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 13, 201493-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5750

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

Best Theratronics Limited · IWB System, Radiation Therapy, Radionuclide

Cleared on Nov 13, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K863180 (Aecl Medical, 1986) after a 93-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1986.

Decided
Nov 13, 2014
Review
93 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IWB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K863180 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K863180 · Theratron-Phoenix · Aecl Medical · 1986 · recalled1985199019952000200520102015
K863180 · Theratron-Phoenix · Aecl Medical · 1986 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK863180 Theratron-PhoenixAecl Medical · 1986 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK142219 GammaBeam 100Best Theratronics Limited · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K863180Theratron-PhoenixAecl Medical19861
0 (this device)K142219GammaBeam 100Best Theratronics Limited2014—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K142219, 1986–2014Source: 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
*K863180Theratron-Phoenix
Summary page 4
…alt Teletherapy Device Classification Name Radionuclide Radiation Therapy System Legally Marketed Predicate Device Theratron Phoenix (K863180) Device Classification Class II, 21 CFR 892.5750 Product Code IWB Descrip…
Aecl Medical19861

Also cleared against K863180: 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?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K863180.

How does its category compare?

All IWB devices

IWB System, Radiation Therapy, Radionuclide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · IWB

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 12011: 12012: 12014: 32015: 32016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · IWB

57in 2018

2014: 170 days median2015: 79 days median2018: 57 days median
2007high 170 (2014) · low 57 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · IWB

1in 2023

2007: 32008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 22014: 12023: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · IWB

3in 2025

2007: 82008: 152009: 82010: 92011: 52012: 32013: 22014: 82015: 52016: 72017: 42018: 22019: 32020: 22023: 12025: 3
2007high 15 (2008) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IWB, 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
20071—38
20080—315
20091—18
20100—19
20111—25
20121—03
20130—02
2014317018
201537905
20161—07
20171—04
201835702
20191—03
20201—02
20212—00
20221—00
20230—11
20241—00
20251—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

A Cobalt Teletherapy unit is a device by which gamma radiation is delivered for the treatment of cancer under the direction of health care professionals in a radiation therapy clinic.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K142219: GammaBeam 100.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K142219

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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