510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSeare Biomedical Silicone Rods
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Seare Biomedical Corp. · MIB Elastomer, Silicone Block
Cleared on Dec 11, 1998 after a 57-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Dec 11, 1998
- Review
- 57 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MIB
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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Top candidate predicates for a new MIB device
- #1 K241150 MISTI Silicone Implantscore 8.0 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Sil-Tec Rod Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | silicone rods Named without a submission number |
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 MIB devicesMIB Elastomer, Silicone Block: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MIB
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MIB
102in 2022
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MIB
3in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MIB
18in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MIB, 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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 19 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | 18 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Seare Biomedical Silicone Rods are intended for use in the cosmetic correction of soft tissue deformities, and are shaped at the surgeon’s discretion to create an implant to aid in the reconstruction process. Some uses have been as temporary stents for the formation of new tendon sheaths, as well as other uses in surgical repair procedures demanding a highly inert and flexible rod shaped material as deemed appropriate by the using surgeon.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K983630 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K983630: Seare Biomedical Silicone Rods.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983630
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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