Cleared Traditional

K022389 - READI-LOAD SYSTEM

K022389 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for READI-LOAD SYSTEM by Worldwide Medical Technologies, LLC. It is a Class 2 Radiology device (product code KXK) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 287-day FDA review.

K022389 · Worldwide Medical Technologies, LLC · Radiology device
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K022389 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the READI-LOAD SYSTEM, MODEL PSS 1820RL. Classified as Source, Brachytherapy, Radionuclide (product code KXK), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Worldwide Medical Technologies, LLC (Woodbury, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 6, 2003 after a review of 287 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Radiology FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 892.5730 - the FDA radiology and imaging software oversight framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Radiology review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K022389 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received July 23, 2002
Decision Date May 06, 2003
Days to Decision 287 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Radiology (RA)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
180d slower than avg
Panel avg: 107d · This submission: 287d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code KXK Source, Brachytherapy, Radionuclide
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 892.5730
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Radiology devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - KXK Source, Brachytherapy, Radionuclide

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Devices cleared under the same product code (KXK) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K022389.
BRACHYSOURCE BRACHYTHERAPY SEED IMPLANTS
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SOURCELINK
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VARISEED 7.1
K030534 · Varian Medical Systems · May 2003
GAMMAMED 212 AND 232 SOURCE ASSEMBLY
K030745 · Varian Medical Systems · Mar 2003
RADIONUCLIDE CATHETERS, RNC-A, RNC-G, RNC-U
K923697 · Radionics, Inc. · Dec 1993
MANAN PROSTATE SEEDING NEEDLE
K902622 · Manan Medical Products, Inc. · Aug 1990