510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Gammacell 3000 Elan

K952291510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 25, 1995101-day reviewClass U

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

Nordion International, Inc. · MOT Irradiator, Blood To Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease

Cleared on Aug 25, 1995 after a 101-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 25, 1995
Review
101 days
Class
Class U
Product code
MOT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK952291 Gammacell 3000 ElanNordion International, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK963497 Gammacell 3000 Elan, Version 1.0 and Gammacell 1000 Elite, Version 1.0Nordion International, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK050963 Gammacell 1000 Elite and Gammacell 3000 ElanMds Nordion · 2005

Most influential descendants

Showing 2 of 2 · See all
  • K963497Gammacell 3000 Elan, Version 1.0 and Gammacell 1000 Elite, Version 1.0Nordion International, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K050963Gammacell 1000 Elite and Gammacell 3000 ElanMds Nordion · 2005 · 2 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K952291Gammacell 3000 ElanNordion International, Inc.1995—
+1K963497Gammacell 3000 Elan, Version 1.0 and Gammacell 1000 Elite, Version 1.0Nordion International, Inc.1996—
+2K050963Gammacell 1000 Elite and Gammacell 3000 ElanMds Nordion2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K952291, 1995–2005Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

Planning a device in MOT? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MOT device

  1. #1 K201177 RadGil2score 0.8 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
Get a 510(k) Report

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? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K963497Gammacell 3000 Elan, Version 1.0 and Gammacell 1000 Elite, Version 1.0Nordion International, Inc.19961

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, K963497 (Nordion International, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MOT devices

MOT Irradiator, Blood To Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MOT

1in 2020

2009: 12016: 12017: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MOT

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

Recalls per year · MOT

No recall names MOT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MOT

1in 2014

2009: 12010: 22014: 1
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MOT, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20091—01
20100—02
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—00
20161—00
20171—00
20180—00
20191—00
20201—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K952291: Gammacell 3000 Elan.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K952291

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026