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Raycell MK1

K181737510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 2, 2019184-day reviewClass U

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

Best Theratronics Limited · MOT Irradiator, Blood To Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease

Cleared on Jan 2, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K161324 (Best Theratronics Limited, 2016) after a 184-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2005.

Decided
Jan 2, 2019
Review
184 days
Class
Class U
Product code
MOT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K051065 (2005). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK051065 Raycell X-Ray Blood IrradiatorMds Nordion · 2005
  2. 1 generation backK161324 Raycell Mk2Best Theratronics Limited · 2016
  3. This deviceK181737 Raycell MK1Best Theratronics Limited · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K051065Raycell X-Ray Blood IrradiatorMds Nordion2005—
−1K161324Raycell Mk2Best Theratronics Limited2016—
0 (this device)K181737Raycell MK1Best Theratronics Limited2019—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K181737, 2005–2019Source: 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
*K161324Raycell Mk2
Summary page 4
…ay Blood Irradiator Classification Name Blood irradiators have not been classified Legally Marketed Predicate Device Raycell MK2 (K161324) Device Classification None Product Code MOT Description of Device Th…
Best Theratronics Limited2016—

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 14 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11.2 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All MOT devices

MOT Irradiator, Blood To Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MOT

1in 2020

2009: 12016: 12017: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MOT

Too few MOT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · MOT

No recall names MOT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MOT

1in 2014

2009: 12010: 22014: 1
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MOT, 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—01
20100—02
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—00
20161—00
20171—00
20180—00
20191—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

To irradiate cellular blood products to inactivate T-lymphocytes in order to prevent Graft Versus Host Disease.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K181737: Raycell MK1.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181737

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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