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Cooltouch Varia ND:Yag Laser System; Cooltouch Varia-II ND:Yag Laser System

K010316510(k) TraditionalCleared May 1, 200188-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

Cooltouch Corp. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on May 1, 2001 after an 88-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 520 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 1, 2001
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

520 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 2 descendants cleared2012: 12 descendants cleared2008: 15 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2007: 8 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2016: 32 descendants cleared2015: 20 descendants cleared2010: 14 descendants cleared2013: 14 descendants cleared2022: 42 descendants cleared2011: 14 descendants cleared2009: 6 descendants cleared2023: 32 descendants cleared2020: 33 descendants cleared2017: 24 descendants cleared2018: 25 descendants cleared2019: 14 descendants cleared2024: 63 descendants cleared2021: 27 descendants cleared2025: 61 descendants cleared2014: 20 descendants cleared2026: 38 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK010316 Cooltouch Varia ND:Yag Laser System; Cooltouch Varia-II ND:Yag Laser…Cooltouch Corp. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 519 of its ownK033251 The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc. · 2004
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 517 of its ownK042000 Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 266 of its ownK072564 Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application PlatformAlma Lasers, Ltd. · 2008
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 221 of its ownK060033 Profile Multi-Platform SystemSciton, Inc · 2006
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 202 of its ownK073063 15W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode LaserBiolitec, Inc. · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

2004: 22005: 12006: 32007: 82008: 152009: 62010: 142011: 142012: 122013: 142014: 202015: 202016: 322017: 242018: 252019: 142020: 332021: 272022: 422023: 322024: 632025: 612026: 38
2004high 63 (2024) · low 1 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 520 · See all
  • K033251The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly519descendants
  • K042000Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004 · 2 generations on517descendants
  • K072564Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application PlatformAlma Lasers, Ltd. · 2008 · 3 generations on266descendants
  • K060033Profile Multi-Platform SystemSciton, Inc · 2006 · 3 generations on221descendants
  • K07306315W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode LaserBiolitec, Inc. · 2008 · 4 generations on202descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K010316Cooltouch Varia ND:Yag Laser System; Cooltouch Varia-II ND:Yag Laser SystemCooltouch Corp.2001—
+1K033251The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc.2004—
+2K042000Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd.2004—
+3K072564Alma Lasers Harmony XL Multi-Application PlatformAlma Lasers, Ltd.2008—
+3K060033Profile Multi-Platform SystemSciton, Inc2006—
+4K07306315W Ceralas D 1470NM Diode LaserBiolitec, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200420
200510
200630
200780
2008150
200960
2010140
2011140
2012120
2013140
2014200
2015200
2016320
2017240
2018250
2019140
2020330
2021270
2022420
2023320
2024630
2025610
2026380
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010316, 2001–2026Source: 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? (520)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033251The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc.2004519

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, K033251 (Innotech USA, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 519 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

2007: 732008: 1072009: 692010: 502011: 412012: 452013: 462014: 612015: 472016: 512017: 672018: 512019: 412020: 522021: 532022: 602023: 522024: 822025: 832026 (partial year): 57
2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 86 days median2009: 100 days median2010: 96 days median2011: 83 days median2012: 118 days median2013: 144 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 114 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 78 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 90 days median2021: 123 days median2022: 152 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 90 days median
2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

2007: 92008: 22010: 42011: 182012: 52013: 32014: 62016: 12017: 5, 1 Class I2018: 52019: 62020: 12023: 62024: 32026 (partial year): 2
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

2007: 3422008: 2322009: 2092010: 1,7112011: 3,0242012: 2,0002013: 2,2362014: 2,0362015: 2,0992016: 2,5852017: 2,9772018: 3,5252019: 2,7092020: 2,1832021: 3,4652022: 2,2882023: 2,3372024: 2,1872025: 2,720
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200773799342
2008107862232
2009691000209
2010509641,711
20114183183,024
20124511852,000
20134614432,236
20146114762,036
20154711202,099
20165111412,585
201767905 (1)2,977
2018517853,525
2019418862,709
2020529012,183
20215312303,465
20226015202,288
2023528762,337
2024829032,187
2025839002,720
202657902—
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510(k) Report. “K010316: Cooltouch Varia ND:Yag Laser System; Cooltouch Varia-II ND:Yag Laser System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010316

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026