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Plenity

K230133510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 19, 2024367-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5982

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

Gelesis, Inc. · QFQ Ingested, Transient, Space Occupying Device For Weight Management And/Or Weight Loss

Cleared on Jan 19, 2024 as substantially equivalent to DEN180060 (Gelesis, Inc., 2019) after a 367-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2019.

Decided
Jan 19, 2024
Review
367 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QFQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN180060 (2019). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

DEN180060 · Plenity · Gelesis, Inc. · 2019201620182020202220242026
DEN180060 · Plenity · Gelesis, Inc. · 20190
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN180060 PlenityGelesis, Inc. · 2019
  2. This deviceK230133 PlenityGelesis, Inc. · 2024
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN180060PlenityGelesis, Inc.2019—
0 (this device)K230133PlenityGelesis, Inc.2024—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K230133, 2019–2024Source: 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
*DEN180060Plenity
Summary page 5
…ose of three (3) capsules. Plenity OTC pods are supplied in a monthly kit. Predicate Device The Plenity OTC device is identical to the currently cleared device Plenity (DEN180060) in terms of its technological characteristics and mechanism of action. Although this application proposes to switch from prescri…
Gelesis, Inc.2019—

Also cleared against DEN180060: 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 no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate DEN180060.

How does its category compare?

All QFQ devices

QFQ Ingested, Transient, Space Occupying Device For Weight Management And/Or Weight Loss: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QFQ

2in 2024

2019: 12024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QFQ

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

Recalls per year · QFQ

No recall names QFQ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QFQ

7in 2023

2020: 32021: 92022: 242023: 7
2007high 24 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QFQ, 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
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20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20191—00
20200—03
20210—09
20220—024
20230—07
20242—00
20250—00
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Plenity® is indicated to aid in weight management in adults with excess weight or obesity, with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 40 kg/m², when used in conjunction with diet and exercise.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K230133: Plenity.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K230133

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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