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Sofacia System

K191421510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 9, 2019104-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4590

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

Sofwave Medical, Ltd. · OHV Focused Ultrasound For Tissue Heat Or Mechanical Cellular Disruption

Cleared on Sep 9, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K134032 (Ulthera, Inc., 2014) after a 104-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1989.

Decided
Sep 9, 2019
Review
104 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OHV
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K894834 (1989). 6 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK894834 Dermascan C, an Ultrasonic Diagnostic SystemBrymill Corp. · 1989
  2. 3 generations backK983945 Cortex Dermascan C Ultrasonic SystemCortex Technology Aps · 1999
  3. 2 generations backK132028 Ulthera SystemUlthera, Inc. · 2013
  4. 1 generation backK134032 Ulthera SystemUlthera, Inc. · 2014
  5. This deviceK191421 Sofacia SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K894834Dermascan C, an Ultrasonic Diagnostic SystemBrymill Corp.1989—
−3K983945Cortex Dermascan C Ultrasonic SystemCortex Technology Aps1999—
−2K132028Ulthera SystemUlthera, Inc.2013—
−1K134032Ulthera SystemUlthera, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K191421Sofacia SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd.2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200910
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K191421, 1989–2019Source: 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
*K134032Ulthera System
Summary page 4
…FR 878.4590 (Ultrasound for Tissue Heat or Mechanical Cellular Disruption), Class II, product code OHV Predicate Devices Ulthera, Inc.’s Ulthera® System (K134032) Indications for Use The Sofacia System is indicated for use as a non-invasive dermatological aesthetic treatment to impr…
Ulthera, Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K134032: 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?

  • The line of descent spans 30 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.5 years on median.
  • None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K134032.

How does its category compare?

All OHV devices

OHV Focused Ultrasound For Tissue Heat Or Mechanical Cellular Disruption: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OHV

2in 2025

2009: 12011: 22012: 22013: 12014: 32016: 32017: 12018: 12019: 22021: 12022: 12023: 72024: 22025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OHV

90in 2023

2014: 171 days median2016: 107 days median2023: 90 days median
2007high 171 (2014) · low 90 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · OHV

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OHV

20in 2025

2012: 12013: 182014: 172015: 192016: 292017: 292018: 102019: 152020: 62021: 112022: 122023: 112024: 112025: 20
2007high 29 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OHV, 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—00
20100—00
20112—00
20122—01
20131—018
20143171017
20150—019
20163107029
20171—029
20181—010
20192—015
20200—06
20211—011
20221—012
2023790111
20242—011
20252—020
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Sofacia System is indicated for use as a non-invasive dermatological aesthetic treatment to improve facial lines and wrinkles for subjects aged 22 and older.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K191421: Sofacia System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K191421

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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