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Cleared

Pharos

K250170510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 15, 2025206-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1200

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

Brightonix Imaging · KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission

Cleared on Aug 15, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K210450 (Prescient Imaging, LLC, 2021) after a 206-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2009.

Decided
Aug 15, 2025
Review
206 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KPS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K091269 (2009). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK091269 NeuropetPhotodetection Systems, Inc. · 2009
  2. 1 generation backK210450 BBX-PET ScannerPrescient Imaging, LLC · 2021
  3. This deviceK250170 PharosBrightonix Imaging · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K091269NeuropetPhotodetection Systems, Inc.2009—
−1K210450BBX-PET ScannerPrescient Imaging, LLC2021—
0 (this device)K250170PharosBrightonix Imaging2025—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K250170, 2009–2025Source: 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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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
*K210450BBX-PET Scanner
Summary page 5
…System, tomography, computed, emission Regulatory Class: Class II 510k Review Panel: Radiology 3 Predicate Device Predicate #: K210450 Predicate Trade Name: BBX-PET Scanner Product Code: KPS Classification Name: System, tomography, co…
Prescient Imaging, LLC2021—

Also cleared against K210450: 3 other devices →

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 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11.9 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K210450.

How does its category compare?

All KPS devices

KPS System, Tomography, Computed, Emission: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KPS

12in 2025

2007: 82008: 172009: 92010: 32011: 72012: 62013: 112014: 112015: 32016: 112017: 112018: 132019: 32020: 122021: 152022: 52023: 122024: 112025: 122026 (partial year): 6
2007high 17 (2008) · low 3 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KPS

65in 2025

2007: 38 days median2008: 25 days median2009: 42 days median2010: 91 days median2011: 28 days median2012: 94 days median2013: 84 days median2014: 92 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 65 days median2017: 104 days median2018: 59 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 72 days median2021: 66 days median2022: 60 days median2023: 63 days median2024: 59 days median2025: 65 days median2026 (partial year): 67 days median
2007high 112 (2015) · low 25 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KPS

16in 2025

2007: 222008: 162009: 142010: 42011: 342012: 132013: 132014: 182015: 52016: 162017: 112018: 12, 3 Class I2019: 5, 5 Class I2020: 82021: 42022: 8, 6 Class I2023: 6, 3 Class I2024: 152025: 162026 (partial year): 6
2007high 34 (2011) · low 4 (2010)2026

Class I (17 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KPS

36in 2025

2007: 382008: 112009: 152010: 442011: 562012: 342013: 2402014: 332015: 242016: 102017: 312018: 262019: 1052020: 222021: 102022: 152023: 222024: 232025: 36
2007high 240 (2013) · low 10 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KPS, 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
20078382238
200817251611
20099421415
2010391444
20117283456
20126941334
2013118413240
201411921833
20153112524
201611651610
2017111041131
2018135912 (3)26
20193605 (5)105
20201272822
20211566410
20225608 (6)15
202312636 (3)22
202411591523
202512651636
20266676—

What is it indicated for?

PHAROS is a dedicated PET scanner intended to obtain Positron Emission Tomography (PET) images of parts of human body that fit in the patient aperture (brain, breast, arms and legs) to detect abnormal patterns of distribution of radioactivity after injection of a positron emitting radiopharmaceutical. This information can assist in diagnosis, therapeutic planning and therapeutic outcome assessment.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K250170: Pharos.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K250170

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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