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PMA · Approved

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Uvar Photopheresis System

P860003PMAApproved Apr 8, 1987439-day reviewClass IIIRecalls 8

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

Therakos Development Limited · LNR System, Photopheresis, Extracorporeal

Approved on Apr 8, 1987 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 439-day review. It has been recalled 8 times.

Decided
Apr 8, 1987
Review
439 days
Class
Class III
Product code
LNR
Recalls
8

PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

P860003 has 107 supplements since 1987: changes to the approved device, its labelling or its manufacturing, each approved separately.

PMA supplements approved per year

1987: 41988: 61989: 21990: 31991: 21992: 21993: 11995: 21996: 21997: 11998: 21999: 32000: 32001: 32002: 32005: 12006: 22008: 32009: 42010: 12011: 72012: 52013: 72014: 22015: 52016: 52017: 82018: 42019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 32023: 32025: 3
1987high 8 (2017) · low 0 (1994)2025
View FIG. 1 as a table
YearSupplements approved
19874
19886
19892
19903
19912
19922
19931
19952
19962
19971
19982
19993
20003
20013
20023
20051
20062
20083
20094
20101
20117
20125
20137
20142
20155
20165
20178
20184
20192
20201
20212
20223
20233
20253
FIG. 1 — Supplements to P860003, 1987–2025Source: FDA PMA database

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Does it have a predicate?

PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 16, 2025Class IIZ-1822-2026Process controlIncreased difficulty in installing the centrifuge bowl onto the centrifuge bowl holder. Improper installation may cause the centrifuge bowl to dislodge, resulting in a broken bowl during the prime cycle or treatment phase, leading to a…
Dec 10, 2021Class IIZ-0567-2022Under Investigation by firmThis recall was initiated to recover a Dunnage Case, which is a case of three (3) CLXUSA kits. This Dunnage Case was shipped on 02-Dec-2021. Dunnage is used during the sterilization process and is not intended for customer use.
Oct 4, 2021Class IIZ-0212-2022Under Investigation by firmProduct was released prior to all testing being completed. If used and a drive tube leak were to occur, may cause illness or injury.
Dec 21, 2015Class IIZ-1322-2016Nonconforming Material/ComponentThe Mallinckrodt (Therakos) post-market monitoring process detected an increased trend in tubing leaks within the pump tubing organizer, associated with a portion of Kits from Lot D 342.
Sep 1, 2011Not classifiedZ-0595-2012OtherThere have been three confirmed reports of post reinfusion hemolysis or hemoglobinuria in patients treated on the Therakos Cellex Photopheresis System.
Feb 1, 2011Not classifiedZ-2067-2011Process controlTherakos received an increased rate of complaints of centrifuge bowl leaks for certain lots of Therakos UVAR XTS Procedural Kits (Product Code XT 125).
Dec 2, 2010Not classifiedZ-2839-2011Employee errorCellex Procedural kits may have minor tears in their Tyvek covers.
Jul 18, 2006Not classifiedZ-1504-06OtherCentrifuge Bowl may leak

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LNR devices

LNR System, Photopheresis, Extracorporeal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LNR

3in 2025

2008: 32009: 42010: 12011: 72012: 52013: 72014: 22015: 52016: 52017: 82018: 42019: 22020: 12021: 22022: 32023: 32025: 3
2007high 8 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LNR

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

Recalls per year · LNR

2in 2021

2010: 22011: 32021: 2
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LNR

145in 2025

2007: 152008: 82009: 122010: 362011: 942012: 1202013: 2222014: 3772015: 3192016: 3182017: 2612018: 1832019: 1612020: 1412021: 1142022: 972023: 832024: 1512025: 145
2007high 377 (2014) · low 8 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LNR, 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—015
20083—08
20094—012
20101—236
20117—394
20125—0120
20137—0222
20142—0377
20155—0319
20165—0318
20178—0261
20184—0183
20192—0161
20201—0141
20212—2114
20223—097
20233—083
20240—0151
20253—0145
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “P860003: Uvar Photopheresis System.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P860003

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