510(k) · Cleared
ClearedPortable Scalp Cooling System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Cooler Heads Care, Inc. · PMC Scalp Cooling System
Cleared on Oct 21, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K173032 (Paxman Coolers Limited, 2018) after a 157-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2015.
- Decided
- Oct 21, 2021
- Review
- 157 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- PMC
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to DEN150010 (2015). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
- Root · 3 generations backDEN150010 Dignitana AB DigniCap SystemDignitana AB · 2015
- 2 generations backK163484 Paxman Scalp CoolerPaxman Coolers Limited · 2017
- 1 generation backK173032 Paxman Scalp CoolerPaxman Coolers Limited · 2018
- This deviceK211526 Portable Scalp Cooling SystemCooler Heads Care, Inc. · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants
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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Top candidate predicates for a new PMC device
- #1 K252289 Eva Scalp Cooling Systemscore 11.0 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K173032 | Paxman Scalp CoolerSummary page 4…FICATION The PSCS is substantially equivalent to the following predicate: 510(k) Number Predicate Device Name / Manufacturer Primary Predicate K173032 Paxman Scalp Cooler / Paxman Coolers Ltd 9 The predicate device has not been subject to a de… | 2018 |
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 6 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
- None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
How does its category compare?
All PMC devicesPMC Scalp Cooling System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · PMC
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · PMC
Too few PMC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · PMC
1in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · PMC
8in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code PMC, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Portable Scalp Cooling System (PSCS) is indicated to reduce the likelihood of chemotherapy-induced alopecia in cancer patients with solid tumors. The PSCS is indicated for adult patients only.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K211526 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K211526: Portable Scalp Cooling System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K211526
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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