# K020734: Surge-Free Aspiration Adapter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Staar Surgical Co.
- Decided: May 16, 2002 after 71 days
- Product code: HQC (Unit, Phacofragmentation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.4670
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K950600 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K950600: Vacuum Surge Supresser, Surgin Surgical Instrumentation, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K002932: Phacogard, Syntec, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.
- K971795: Automated Chamber Maintenance Module, Paradigm Medical Industries, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K050648: Sovereign High Vacuum Pack, Sovereign Compact High Vacuum Pack (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Surge-free Aspiration Adapter is a filter protected flow restriction orifice used during cataract surgery to prevent/neutralize vacuum surges in the aspiration line.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020734
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology