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I-125 Rapid Strand

K940632510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 2, 1994200-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5730

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

Medi-Physics Inc. Dba Nycomed Amersham Imaging · IWI Source, Isotope, Sealed, Gold, Titanium, Platinum

Cleared on Sep 2, 1994 after a 200-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 53 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 2, 1994
Review
200 days
Class
Class II
Product code
IWI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

53 later devices descend from it, 7 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 4 descendants cleared2003: 4 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2009: 4 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK940632 I-125 Rapid StrandMedi-Physics Inc. Dba Nycomed Amersham Imaging · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 26 of its ownK001070 Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp. · 2000
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 23 of its ownK013660 GenetraRadiomed Corporation · 2001
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 21 of its ownK022326 Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation · 2003
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 20 of its ownK031206 Radiomed Soft Tissue MarkerRadiomed Corp. · 2003
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK030594 I-125 Rapid Strand, Model 7000Amersham Health · 2003

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12000: 12001: 12002: 22003: 42004: 22005: 12006: 42007: 32008: 22009: 42010: 12011: 22012: 72013: 12014: 32015: 12016: 12017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 32022: 22025: 1
1999high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2021)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K001070Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp. · 2000 · cites it directly26descendants
  • K013660GenetraRadiomed Corporation · 2001 · 2 generations on23descendants
  • K022326Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation · 2003 · 3 generations on21descendants
  • K031206Radiomed Soft Tissue MarkerRadiomed Corp. · 2003 · 4 generations on20descendants
  • K030594I-125 Rapid Strand, Model 7000Amersham Health · 2003 · cites it directly17descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K940632I-125 Rapid StrandMedi-Physics Inc. Dba Nycomed Amersham Imaging1994—
+1K001070Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp.2000—
+2K013660GenetraRadiomed Corporation2001—
+3K022326Radiomed MarkerRadiomed Corporation2003—
+4K031206Radiomed Soft Tissue MarkerRadiomed Corp.2003—
+1K030594I-125 Rapid Strand, Model 7000Amersham Health2003—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200010
200110
200220
200340
200420
200510
200640
200730
200820
200940
201010
201120
201270
201310
201430
201510
201610
201730
201820
201910
202030
202220
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K940632, 1994–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (53)

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7 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K001070Radiomed SourceRadiomed Corp.200026
K030594I-125 Rapid Strand, Model 7000Amersham Health200317
K013975CP-SleeveCp Medical20026
K063177Rapid Strand RXOncura, Inc.20061
K023073Seed LinkImplant Sciences Corp.20031
K061638Best Strand and Best SpacerBest Medical International, Inc.20060
K992262Indigo Prostate Seeding Needle Cartridge SystemIndigo Medical, Inc.19990

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, K001070 (Radiomed Corp., 2000) has gone furthest, with 26 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All IWI devices

IWI Source, Isotope, Sealed, Gold, Titanium, Platinum: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · IWI

FDA has decided no IWI device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · IWI

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

Recalls per year · IWI

No recall names IWI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · IWI

1in 2015

2013: 22015: 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code IWI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—02
20140—00
20150—01
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
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20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K940632: I-125 Rapid Strand.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K940632

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026