510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Alcon Research, Ltd.

Fort Worth, TX25 decisions1985–202422 recalls

FDA records 25 decisions for Alcon Research, Ltd. (Fort Worth, TX) from 1985 to 2024: 17 510(k) clearances and 8 original PMA approvals. Most are in product codes HQC (Unit, Phacofragmentation) and LPO (Gases Used Within Eye To Place Pressure On…). Its devices cite 36 predicates, 10 of them its own earlier devices. 22 recalls are linked to its devices, 4 Class I.

FDA’s records also spell it “Alcon Research, LLC”.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, ophthalmic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Alcon Research, Ltd.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

2in 2024

2009: 22010: 22011: 32012: 22014: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12019: 12024: 2
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

5in 2025

2008: 12011: 12016: 12018: 4, 4 Class I2022: 12023: 32024: 42025: 5
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Alcon Research, Ltd. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Alcon”

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