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Contour Profile Laser

K010285510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 1, 200129-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

Sciton, Inc · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Mar 1, 2001 after a 29-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 524 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Mar 1, 2001
Review: 29 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

524 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

This deviceK010285 Contour Profile LaserSciton, Inc · 2001
Descendant · cites it directly · 517 of its ownK042000 Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004
Descendant · 2 generations on · 266 of its ownK072564 Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application PlatformAlma Lasers, Ltd. · 2008
Descendant · cites it directly · 227 of its ownK023881 Profile 1064 Laser SystemSciton, Inc · 2003
Descendant · 2 generations on · 221 of its ownK060033 Profile Multi-Platform SystemSciton, Inc · 2006
Descendant · 3 generations on · 202 of its ownK073063 15W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode LaserBiolitec, Inc. · 2008

Showing 5 of 524 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2003high 63 (2024) · low 1 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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K042000Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004 · cites it directly517descendants
K072564Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application PlatformAlma Lasers, Ltd. · 2008 · 2 generations on266descendants
K023881Profile 1064 Laser SystemSciton, Inc · 2003 · cites it directly227descendants
K060033Profile Multi-Platform SystemSciton, Inc · 2006 · 2 generations on221descendants
K07306315W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode LaserBiolitec, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on202descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K010285	Contour Profile Laser	Sciton, Inc	2001	—
+1	K042000	Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser Systems	Msq (M2), Ltd.	2004	—
+2	K072564	Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application Platform	Alma Lasers, Ltd.	2008	—
+1	K023881	Profile 1064 Laser System	Sciton, Inc	2003	—
+2	K060033	Profile Multi-Platform System	Sciton, Inc	2006	—
+3	K073063	15W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode Laser	Biolitec, Inc.	2008	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2003	1	0
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
2006	3	0
2007	9	0
2008	16	0
2009	6	0
2010	14	0
2011	14	0
2012	11	0
2013	14	0
2014	20	0
2015	20	0
2016	32	0
2017	24	0
2018	26	0
2019	14	0
2020	33	0
2021	27	0
2022	43	0
2023	32	0
2024	63	0
2025	61	0
2026	39	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010285, 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? (524)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K042000	Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser Systems	Msq (M2), Ltd.	2004	517
K023881	Profile 1064 Laser System	Sciton, Inc	2003	227
K063571	Palomar LUX2940 Handpiece	Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.	2007	160

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, K042000 (Msq (M2), Ltd., 2004) has gone furthest, with 517 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/K010285 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K010285: Contour Profile Laser.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010285

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Page last updated Nov 3, 2026