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DOLORCLAST Focused Shock Waves

K243279510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 13, 2025301-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4685

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

E.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · PZL Extracorporeal Shock Wave Device For Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Cleared on Aug 13, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K202112 (Storz Medical AG, 2021) after a 301-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2017.

Decided
Aug 13, 2025
Review
301 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PZL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to DEN160037 (2017). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backDEN160037 dermaPACE SystemSanuwave, Inc. · 2017
  2. 2 generations backK191961 OrthoGoldTissue Regeneration Technologies · 2019
  3. 1 generation backK202112 Storz Medical Duolith SD1 T-Top & Tower System with C-Actor Sepia…Storz Medical AG · 2021
  4. This deviceK243279 DOLORCLAST Focused Shock WavesE.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3DEN160037dermaPACE SystemSanuwave, Inc.2017—
−2K191961OrthoGoldTissue Regeneration Technologies2019—
−1K202112Storz Medical Duolith SD1 T-Top & Tower System with C-Actor Sepia HandpieceStorz Medical AG2021—
0 (this device)K243279DOLORCLAST Focused Shock WavesE.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A2025—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K243279, 2017–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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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  1. #1 K231710 OW100Sscore 9.5 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K202112Storz Medical Duolith SD1 T-Top & Tower System with C-Actor Sepia Handpiece
Summary page 5
…21 CFR 878.4685 Product code: PZL Class: Class II D. Predicate Device(s): Predicate Device: K202112, DUOLITH SD1 T-Top & Tower System with C-ACTOR Sepia Handpiece by Storz Medical AG Reference: K191961, OrthoGold 100™…
Storz Medical AG2021—
†K191961OrthoGoldTissue Regeneration Technologies2019—
†P050004Ems Swiss DolorclastElectro Medical Systems (Ems Sa)2007—
†K220538DolorClast RadialE.M.S Electro Medical Systems S.A2022—

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 8 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.9 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All PZL devices

PZL Extracorporeal Shock Wave Device For Treatment Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PZL

2in 2025

2017: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12023: 12024: 12025: 2
2007high 2 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PZL

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

Recalls per year · PZL

No recall names PZL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PZL

No MAUDE report names PZL since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The DOLORCLAST Focused Shock Waves System is intended to provide acoustic pressure shockwaves in the treatment of chronic, full-thickness diabetic foot ulcers with wound areas measuring no larger than 16 cm2, which extend through the epidermis, dermis, tendon, or capsule, but without bone exposure. The DOLORCLAST Focused Shock Waves system is indicated for adult (22 years and older), diabetic patients presenting with diabetic foot ulcers greater than 30 days in duration and is indicated for use in conjunction with standard diabetic ulcer care.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K243279: DOLORCLAST Focused Shock Waves.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K243279

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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