SpaceOAR Flex System— 510(k) K262151
Substantially EquivalentBoston Scientific Corporation
FDA 510(k) clearance K262151 for SpaceOAR Flex System, Substantially Equivalent on 2026-09-11. Applicant: Boston Scientific Corporation. Device class: 2.
Summary
The SpaceOAR Flex System is a new version of Boston Scientific's SpaceOAR, a hydrogel injected between the prostate and the rectum before prostate radiation therapy. The gel pushes the rectum away from the high-dose area and absorbs over the following months. Product code OVB covers hydrogel spacers.
Class II, 21 CFR 892.5725. The Radiology panel reviewed it as a Traditional 510(k).
Boston Scientific filed from Marlborough, Massachusetts. Review took 78 days (June 25 to September 11, 2026). The record doesn't say what "Flex" changes from the original system.
Clearance details
- Applicant
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Product code
- Code OVB
- Device class
- Class 2
- Regulation
- 21 CFR 892.5725
- Advisory panel
- Radiology
- Date received
- Decision date
- Decision
- Substantially Equivalent
- Clearance type
- Traditional
- Location
- Marlborough, MA, US
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view allAdverse events under product code OVB
product code OVB- Death
- 7
- Injury
- 658
- Malfunction
- 1,206
- Total
- 1,871
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