510(k) · Cleared
ClearedWorldwide Medical Technologies Seed Implant Needle Set
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Worldwide Medical Technologies, LLC · IWJ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Manual
Cleared on Jan 23, 1998 after an 84-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Jan 23, 1998
- Review
- 84 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- IWJ
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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.
How does its category compare?
All IWJ devicesIWJ System, Applicator, Radionuclide, Manual: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · IWJ
FDA has decided no IWJ device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · IWJ
Too few IWJ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · IWJ
1in 2019
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · IWJ
40in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code IWJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The intended use of the Worldwide Medical Technologies Seed Implant Needle is to introduce radionuclide seeds of I-125 or Pd-103 (purchased by the user directly from another manufacturer) into the body for radiation therapy. This device is typically used in the transperineal approach for radionuclide seed application in the prostate.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K974118 · printed Nov 5, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K974118: Worldwide Medical Technologies Seed Implant Needle Set.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974118
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026