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Cynosure Photogenica DL

K010005510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 2, 200190-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4810

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

Cynosure, Inc. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Apr 2, 2001 after a 90-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 855 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Apr 2, 2001
Review: 90 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

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

This deviceK010005 Cynosure Photogenica DLCynosure, Inc. · 2001
Descendant · cites it directly · 681 of its ownK024064 Polaris DSSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003
Descendant · 2 generations on · 680 of its ownK030186 Polris LVSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003
Descendant · 3 generations on · 678 of its ownK031671 Polaris WRSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003
Descendant · 4 generations on · 476 of its ownK051214 Aluma Skin Renewal SystemLumenis, Inc. · 2005
Descendant · 3 generations on · 456 of its ownK052324 Polaris LV, Lva ApplicatorSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2005

Showing 5 of 855 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002high 106 (2025) · low 1 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

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K024064Polaris DSSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003 · cites it directly681descendants
K030186Polris LVSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003 · 2 generations on680descendants
K031671Polaris WRSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2003 · 3 generations on678descendants
K051214Aluma Skin Renewal SystemLumenis, Inc. · 2005 · 4 generations on476descendants
K052324Polaris LV, Lva ApplicatorSyneron Medical, Ltd. · 2005 · 3 generations on456descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K010005	Cynosure Photogenica DL	Cynosure, Inc.	2001	—
+1	K024064	Polaris DS	Syneron Medical, Ltd.	2003	—
+2	K030186	Polris LV	Syneron Medical, Ltd.	2003	—
+3	K031671	Polaris WR	Syneron Medical, Ltd.	2003	—
+4	K051214	Aluma Skin Renewal System	Lumenis, Inc.	2005	—
+3	K052324	Polaris LV, Lva Applicator	Syneron Medical, Ltd.	2005	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2002	1	0
2003	4	0
2004	1	0
2005	3	0
2006	4	0
2007	7	0
2008	19	0
2009	17	0
2010	20	0
2011	15	0
2012	19	0
2013	26	0
2014	36	0
2015	28	0
2016	41	0
2017	40	0
2018	43	0
2019	30	0
2020	42	0
2021	47	0
2022	73	0
2023	75	0
2024	97	0
2025	106	0
2026	61	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010005, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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? (855)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K024064	Polaris DS	Syneron Medical, Ltd.	2003	681
K020849	Apex 800 Laser System, Model Apex 800	Iridex Corp	2002	174

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, K024064 (Syneron Medical, Ltd., 2003) has gone furthest, with 681 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEX devices

GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEX

83in 2025

2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

2007high 18 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEX

2,720in 2025

2007high 3,525 (2018) · low 209 (2009)2025

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

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	73	79	9	342
2008	107	86	2	232
2009	69	100	0	209
2010	50	96	4	1,711
2011	41	83	18	3,024
2012	45	118	5	2,000
2013	46	144	3	2,236
2014	61	147	6	2,036
2015	47	112	0	2,099
2016	51	114	1	2,585
2017	67	90	5 (1)	2,977
2018	51	78	5	3,525
2019	41	88	6	2,709
2020	52	90	1	2,183
2021	53	123	0	3,465
2022	60	152	0	2,288
2023	52	87	6	2,337
2024	82	90	3	2,187
2025	83	90	0	2,720
2026	57	90	2	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K010005 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K010005: Cynosure Photogenica DL.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010005

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Page last updated Nov 3, 2026