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Opd-Scan, Models Ark-10000 and Ark-9000

K003299510(k) TraditionalDecided Mar 9, 2001140-day reviewClass I21 CFR 886.1350

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

Nidek Co., Ltd. · HLQ Keratoscope, Ac-Powered

Cleared on Mar 9, 2001 after a 140-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 9, 2001
Review
140 days
Class
Class I
Product code
HLQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003299 Opd-Scan, Models Ark-10000 and Ark-9000Nidek Co., Ltd. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK133062 Discovery SystemInnovative Visual Systems · 2014
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK050336 Opd-Station SoftwareNidek, Inc. · 2005

Most influential descendants

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  • K133062Discovery SystemInnovative Visual Systems · 2014 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K050336Opd-Station SoftwareNidek, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003299Opd-Scan, Models Ark-10000 and Ark-9000Nidek Co., Ltd.2001—
+1K133062Discovery SystemInnovative Visual Systems2014—
+1K050336Opd-Station SoftwareNidek, Inc.2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
201410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003299, 2001–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K133062Discovery SystemInnovative Visual Systems20140
K050336Opd-Station SoftwareNidek, Inc.20050

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K133062 (Innovative Visual Systems, 2014) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HLQ devices

HLQ Keratoscope, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HLQ

FDA has decided no HLQ device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HLQ

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

Recalls per year · HLQ

No recall names HLQ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HLQ

1in 2017

2017: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HLQ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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510(k) Report. “K003299: Opd-Scan, Models Ark-10000 and Ark-9000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003299

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