# K871217: Henschke Afterloading Applicator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mick Radio-Nuclear Instruments, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 16, 1987 after 112 days
- Product code: IWJ (System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Manual)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.5650
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
12 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K980590: Varisource Henschke Type Gyn Applicator for Varian Varisource Remote High Dose Rate Afterloader (1998), 7 descendants of its own
- K120731: Titanium Fletcher-Style Applicator Set-Defined Geometry (2012), 3 descendants of its own
- K040704: Modification to Henschke HDR Cervix Applicator and Hilaris/Nori HDR Cervix Applicator (2004), 3 descendants of its own
- K241853: Titanium Fletcher-Style Applicator Set Defined Geometry; Smit Cervical Sleeve (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K120341: Plastic Needle with Mandrin 2.0 Diameter Length 113MM (2012), 2 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K871217
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology