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Compound W Wart Removal System Dual Power

K161294510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 15, 2016129-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4350

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

Medtech Products, Inc. · GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories

Cleared on Sep 15, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K052259 (Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc., 2005) after a 129-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1991.

Decided
Sep 15, 2016
Review
129 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K911420 (1991). 8 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK911420 HistofreezerSolarcare Technologies Corp,Inc. · 1991
  2. 3 generations backK023487 Histofreezer Wart Removal System or Other Proprietary NameOraSure Technologies, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  3. 2 generations backK031697 DR. Scholl's Freeze Away Wart Remover, Model 40226Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. · 2003
  4. 1 generation backK052259 DR. Scholl's Dual Action Freeze Away Wart Remover, Model 40406Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc. · 2005
  5. This deviceK161294 Compound W Wart Removal System Dual PowerMedtech Products, Inc. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K911420HistofreezerSolarcare Technologies Corp,Inc.1991—
−3K023487Histofreezer Wart Removal System or Other Proprietary NameOraSure Technologies, Inc.20033
−2K031697DR. Scholl's Freeze Away Wart Remover, Model 40226Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.2003—
−1K052259DR. Scholl's Dual Action Freeze Away Wart Remover, Model 40406Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.2005—
0 (this device)K161294Compound W Wart Removal System Dual PowerMedtech Products, Inc.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
199710
199810
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K161294, 1991–2016Source: 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
*K052259DR. Scholl's Dual Action Freeze Away Wart Remover, Model 40406
Summary page 5
…Class II Classification Panel: General & Plastic Surgery 5. Legally Marketed Predicate Device(s) Dr Scholl’s® Dual Action Freeze Away™ Wart Remover (K052259) 6. Device Description The Compound W® Wart Removal System Dual Power is a cryosurgical system for the over-the-counter r…
Schering-Plough Healthcare Products, Inc.2005—

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 25 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 10.8 years on median.
  • 1 of the 8 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All GEH devices

GEH Unit, Cryosurgical, Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEH

10in 2025

2007: 62008: 12009: 42010: 42011: 72012: 42013: 42014: 62015: 112016: 152017: 122018: 62019: 62020: 82021: 62022: 62023: 82024: 92025: 102026 (partial year): 8
2007high 15 (2016) · low 1 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEH

77in 2025

2007: 71 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 86 days median2011: 91 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 76 days median2014: 42 days median2015: 72 days median2016: 60 days median2017: 83 days median2018: 42 days median2019: 115 days median2020: 113 days median2021: 206 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 136 days median2024: 85 days median2025: 77 days median2026 (partial year): 148 days median
2007high 206 (2021) · low 42 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEH

2in 2023

2007: 32008: 22009: 132010: 42012: 32014: 22018: 12019: 12020: 372023: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 37 (2020) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GEH

171in 2025

2007: 232008: 292009: 212010: 1732011: 612012: 912013: 912014: 572015: 972016: 1432017: 2162018: 2082019: 4552020: 2772021: 2132022: 2302023: 1642024: 1412025: 171
2007high 455 (2019) · low 21 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEH, 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
2007671323
20081—229
200941211321
20104864173
2011791061
2012496391
2013476091
2014642257
20151172097
201615600143
201712830216
20186421208
201961151455
2020811337277
202162060213
20226560230
202381362164
20249850141
202510770171
202681482—

What is it indicated for?

For the over-the-counter removal of common and plantar warts.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K161294: Compound W Wart Removal System Dual Power.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K161294

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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