# K020091: Optilux 501

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kerr Corporation (Danbury)
- Decided: Mar 21, 2002 after 70 days
- Product code: EBZ (Activator, Ultraviolet, For Polymerization)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.6070
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
5 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Optilux 400: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K033795: Plasmacure Bxe (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K033201: LA500 Blue Light (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K081287: Sapphire Plasma Arc Dental Curing Light (2008), 0 descendants of its own
- K060646: Blue Luxcer Curing Light, Models M-830, M-835 and M-855 (2006), 0 descendants of its own
- K032099: Swiss Master Light (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Optilux 501 is for polymerization of light cure materials and activation of dental bleaching materials

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020091
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology