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Inpulse Dental Laser

K011423510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 7, 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

Incisive, LLC · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Aug 7, 2001 after a 90-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 138 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Aug 7, 2001
Review: 90 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

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

This deviceK011423 Inpulse Dental LaserIncisive, LLC · 2001
Descendant · cites it directly · 136 of its ownK083616 Patholase Family of Pinpointe and Pinpointe Footlaser ND: Yag LasersPatholase, Inc. · 2009
Descendant · cites it directly · 136 of its ownK083215 Incisive Family of Inpulse ND:Yag LasersIncisive, LLC · 2009
Descendant · 2 generations on · 122 of its ownK093545 Pinpointe Footlaser Model 6W, 30W, 100WIncisive, Inc. (Formerly Named Incisive, LLC) · 2010
Descendant · 3 generations on · 121 of its ownK103626 Cutera Genesisplus Laser SystemCutera, Inc. · 2011
Descendant · 2 generations on · 115 of its ownK093547 Pinpointe FootlaserPinpointe USA, Inc. · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

2009high 19 (2025) · low 2 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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K083616Patholase Family of Pinpointe and Pinpointe Footlaser ND: Yag LasersPatholase, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly136descendants
K083215Incisive Family of Inpulse ND:Yag LasersIncisive, LLC · 2009 · cites it directly136descendants
K093545Pinpointe Footlaser Model 6W, 30W, 100WIncisive, Inc. (Formerly Named Incisive, LLC) · 2010 · 2 generations on122descendants
K103626Cutera Genesisplus Laser SystemCutera, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on121descendants
K093547Pinpointe FootlaserPinpointe USA, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on115descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K011423	Inpulse Dental Laser	Incisive, LLC	2001	—
+1	K083616	Patholase Family of Pinpointe and Pinpointe Footlaser ND: Yag Lasers	Patholase, Inc.	2009	—
+1	K083215	Incisive Family of Inpulse ND:Yag Lasers	Incisive, LLC	2009	—
+2	K093545	Pinpointe Footlaser Model 6W, 30W, 100W	Incisive, Inc. (Formerly Named Incisive, LLC)	2010	—
+3	K103626	Cutera Genesisplus Laser System	Cutera, Inc.	2011	—
+2	K093547	Pinpointe Footlaser	Pinpointe USA, Inc.	2010	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2009	2	0
2010	2	0
2011	4	0
2012	7	0
2013	6	0
2014	4	0
2015	4	0
2016	8	0
2017	4	0
2018	6	0
2019	6	0
2020	11	0
2021	6	0
2022	12	0
2023	10	0
2024	14	0
2025	19	0
2026	13	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011423, 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? (138)

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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
K083616	Patholase Family of Pinpointe and Pinpointe Footlaser ND: Yag Lasers	Patholase, Inc.	2009	136
K083215	Incisive Family of Inpulse ND:Yag Lasers	Incisive, LLC	2009	136

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, K083616 (Patholase, Inc., 2009) has gone furthest, with 136 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/K011423 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K011423: Inpulse Dental Laser.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011423

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Page last updated Nov 3, 2026