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Proton Therapy System

K983024510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 12, 20011,046-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.5050

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

Ion Beam Applications S.A. · LHN System, Radiation Therapy, Charged-Particle, Medical

Cleared on Jul 12, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K872369 (Loma Linda University Medical Center, 1988) after a 1,046-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1988. 34 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 12, 2001
Review
1,046 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LHN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K872369 (1988). 34 later devices descend from it, 8 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 2 descendants cleared2006: 5 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2016: 5 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant clearedK872369 · Loma Linda Univ. Proton Beam Therapy System · Loma Linda University Medical Center · 19881990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 8 descendants2 generations forward: 6 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 9 descendants5 generations forward: 2 descendants6 generations forward: 3 descendants K872369 · Loma Linda Univ. Proton Beam Therapy System · Loma Linda University Medical Center · 19880+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK872369 Loma Linda Univ. Proton Beam Therapy SystemLoma Linda University Medical Center · 1988
  2. This deviceK983024 Proton Therapy SystemIon Beam Applications S.A. · 2001
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 26 of its ownK053280 ProbeatHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group · 2006
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 25 of its ownK053641 Iba Proton Therapy System-Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A. · 2006
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 24 of its ownK060695 Iba Proton Therapy System - Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A. · 2006 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK060834 Probeat with MGCSHitachi, Ltd. · 2006
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK073059 Probeat with Discrete Spot Scanning SystemHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group · 2007 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 34 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2006: 52007: 12009: 12010: 22012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 52017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 22026: 2
2006high 5 (2006) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K053280ProbeatHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group · 2006 · cites it directly26descendants
  • K053641Iba Proton Therapy System-Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A. · 2006 · cites it directly25descendants
  • K060695Iba Proton Therapy System - Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A. · 2006 · cites it directly24descendants
  • K060834Probeat with MGCSHitachi, Ltd. · 2006 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K073059Probeat with Discrete Spot Scanning SystemHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group · 2007 · 2 generations on16descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K872369Loma Linda Univ. Proton Beam Therapy SystemLoma Linda University Medical Center1988—
0 (this device)K983024Proton Therapy SystemIon Beam Applications S.A.2001—
+1K053280ProbeatHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group2006—
+1K053641Iba Proton Therapy System-Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.2006—
+1K060695Iba Proton Therapy System - Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.20062
+2K060834Probeat with MGCSHitachi, Ltd.2006—
+2K073059Probeat with Discrete Spot Scanning SystemHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group20071

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200650
200710
200910
201020
201210
201310
201420
201530
201650
201720
201810
201920
202010
202210
202310
202410
202520
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983024, 1988–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K872369Loma Linda Univ. Proton Beam Therapy System
Summary page 1
….5050). Predicate Devices The PTS is substantially equivalent to the previously cleared Loma Linda University Medical Center ("Loma Linda") Proton Beam Therapy device (K872369) and the Harvard University Cyclotron Laboratory Proton Beam Therapy device, a pre-1976 device. The PTS and its predicate devices…
Loma Linda University Medical Center1988—
*—Harvard University Cyclotron Laboratory Proton Beam Therapy device
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K872369: 8 other devices →

What descends from it? (34)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K053280ProbeatHitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group200626
K053641Iba Proton Therapy System-Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.200625
K060695Iba Proton Therapy System - Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.200624
K101508Modification to Iba Proton Therapy System-Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.20106
K062891Proton Therapy SystemIndiana University Cyclotron Facility20066
K120676S-250 Proton Beam Radiation Therapy SystemMevion Medical Systems20125
K100766Iba Proton Therapy System, Model Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.20100
K092796Iba Proton Therapy System, Proteus 235Ion Beam Applications S.A.20090

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K053280 (Hitachi, Ltd., Power Systems Group, 2006) has gone furthest, with 26 descendants of its own.
  • 8 other devices also cite its predicate K872369.

How does its category compare?

All LHN devices

LHN System, Radiation Therapy, Charged-Particle, Medical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LHN

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 52010: 42011: 12012: 32013: 32014: 42015: 32016: 72017: 42018: 32019: 22020: 42022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2016) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LHN

190in 2025

2008: 113 days median2009: 69 days median2010: 96 days median2012: 111 days median2013: 70 days median2014: 93 days median2015: 53 days median2016: 120 days median2017: 173 days median2018: 78 days median2020: 74 days median2025: 190 days median2026 (partial year): 194 days median
2007high 194 (2026) · low 53 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · LHN

1in 2023

2007: 22008: 22014: 22015: 12017: 52018: 22020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 1
2007high 5 (2017) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LHN

11in 2025

2008: 12009: 52010: 32011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 52015: 22016: 12017: 72018: 82019: 32020: 202021: 242022: 102023: 72024: 22025: 11
2007high 24 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LHN, 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
20072—20
2008311321
200956905
201049603
20111—01
2012311101
201337001
201449325
201535312
2016712001
2017417357
201837828
20192—03
2020474120
20210—124
20222—210
20232—17
20241—02
20253190011
202641940—

What is it indicated for?

The PTS is a medical device designed to produce and deliver a proton beam for the treatment of patients with localized tumors and other conditions susceptible to treatment by radiation.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K983024: Proton Therapy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983024

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026