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High Dose Rate Afterloader

K945383510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 15, 1995113-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5700

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

Varian Assoc., Inc. · JAQ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled

Cleared on Feb 15, 1995 after a 113-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 27 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 15, 1995
Review
113 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JAQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

27 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared1999: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK945383 High Dose Rate AfterloaderVarian Assoc., Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 20 of its ownK992577 Photon Radiosurgery System (PRS)Photoelectron Corporation · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK051055 Intrabeam SystemCarl Zeiss Surgical GmbH · 2005 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK121653 Intrabeam System with Intrabeam Spherical ApplicatorsCarl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK061582 Varisource 200 HDR AfterloaderVarian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK050843 Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy SystemXoft, Inc. · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11998: 11999: 22005: 22006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12016: 32017: 12018: 12019: 32022: 12024: 12025: 1
1996high 3 (2016) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K992577Photon Radiosurgery System (PRS)Photoelectron Corporation · 1999 · cites it directly20descendants
  • K051055Intrabeam SystemCarl Zeiss Surgical GmbH · 2005 · 2 generations on9descendants
  • K121653Intrabeam System with Intrabeam Spherical ApplicatorsCarl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. · 2012 · 2 generations on8descendants
  • K061582Varisource 200 HDR AfterloaderVarian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K050843Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy SystemXoft, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly8descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K945383High Dose Rate AfterloaderVarian Assoc., Inc.1995—
+1K992577Photon Radiosurgery System (PRS)Photoelectron Corporation1999—
+2K051055Intrabeam SystemCarl Zeiss Surgical GmbH20052
+2K121653Intrabeam System with Intrabeam Spherical ApplicatorsCarl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.20122
+1K061582Varisource 200 HDR AfterloaderVarian Medical Systems, Inc.2006—
+1K050843Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy SystemXoft, Inc.2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199810
199920
200520
200610
200710
200810
200910
201110
201220
201320
201410
201630
201710
201810
201930
202210
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K945383, 1995–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (27)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K992577Photon Radiosurgery System (PRS)Photoelectron Corporation199920
K061582Varisource 200 HDR AfterloaderVarian Medical Systems, Inc.20068
K050843Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy SystemXoft, Inc.20058
K981886Vrac High Dose Rate (HDR) Remote Afterloading CatheterCook, Inc.19981
K990753Grac High Dose Rate (HDR) Remote Afterloading CatheterCook, Inc.19990
K954467Cadplan BTVarian Assoc., Inc.19960

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, K992577 (Photoelectron Corporation, 1999) has gone furthest, with 20 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JAQ devices

JAQ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Remote-Controlled: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JAQ

6in 2025

2007: 112008: 102009: 102010: 22011: 22012: 72013: 62014: 72015: 112016: 62017: 72018: 72019: 22020: 42022: 12023: 22024: 102025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JAQ

91in 2025

2007: 48 days median2008: 34 days median2009: 27 days median2012: 89 days median2013: 100 days median2014: 116 days median2015: 183 days median2016: 154 days median2017: 229 days median2018: 252 days median2020: 62 days median2024: 126 days median2025: 91 days median
2007high 252 (2018) · low 27 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · JAQ

1in 2019

2008: 52009: 12010: 22011: 132012: 52013: 12019: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JAQ

3in 2025

2007: 132008: 322009: 352010: 362011: 422012: 342013: 432014: 182015: 72016: 32017: 52018: 22019: 82020: 82021: 52022: 52023: 32024: 12025: 3
2007high 43 (2013) · low 1 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JAQ, 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
20071148013
20081034532
20091027135
20102—236
20112—1342
2012789534
20136100143
20147116018
20151118307
2016615403
2017722905
2018725202
20192—18
202046208
20210—05
20221—05
20232—03
20241012601
202569103
20262—3—
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510(k) Report. “K945383: High Dose Rate Afterloader.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K945383

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026