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SofWave System

K231537510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 28, 202390-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 Aug 28, 2023 after a 90-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 28, 2023
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OHV
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2023: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2020202220242026
  1. This deviceK231537 SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2023
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK233104 SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2023
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK250146 SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2025
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK251746 Pure ImpactSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K233104SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2023 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K250146SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2025 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K251746Pure ImpactSofwave Medical, Ltd. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K231537SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd.2023—
+1K233104SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd.2023—
+2K250146SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd.2025—
+3K251746Pure ImpactSofwave Medical, Ltd.2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202310
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K231537, 2023–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K233104SofWave SystemSofwave Medical, Ltd.20232

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?

  • Of its descendants, K233104 (Sofwave Medical, Ltd., 2023) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.

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. 2023, 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—
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510(k) Report. “K231537: SofWave System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K231537

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026