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Starlight

K021207510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 9, 200284-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5970

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Orthomerica Products, Inc. · OAN Orthosis, Cranial, Laser Scan

Cleared on Jul 9, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K001167 (Orthomerica Products, Inc., 2000) after an 84-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 25 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 9, 2002
Review
84 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OAN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K001167 (2000). 25 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant clearedK001167 · Opi Band · Orthomerica Products, Inc. · 2000200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 5 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 3 descendants6 generations forward: 2 descendants7 generations forward: 1 descendant8 generations forward: 3 descendants9 generations forward: 4 descendants10 generations forward: 1 descendant K001167 · Opi Band · Orthomerica Products, Inc. · 20000+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK001167 Opi BandOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2000
  2. This deviceK021207 StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 24 of its ownK081994 StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 21 of its ownK082950 StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 16 of its ownK111609 Boston BandBoston Brace Intl., Inc. · 2011
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK082945 StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK124023 StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2013

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Descendants cleared per year

2008: 32009: 12011: 22013: 12014: 32015: 32016: 12018: 12021: 42022: 22023: 22024: 2
2008high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 25 · See all
  • K081994StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly24descendants
  • K082950StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on21descendants
  • K111609Boston BandBoston Brace Intl., Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on16descendants
  • K082945StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K124023StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc. · 2013 · 3 generations on15descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K001167Opi BandOrthomerica Products, Inc.2000—
0 (this device)K021207StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc.2002—
+1K081994StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc.2008—
+2K082950StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc.2008—
+3K111609Boston BandBoston Brace Intl., Inc.2011—
+2K082945StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc.2008—
+3K124023StarbandOrthomerica Products, Inc.2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200830
200910
201120
201310
201430
201530
201610
201810
202140
202220
202320
202420
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021207, 2000–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K001167Opi Band
Summary page 1
…mon or Usual Name: Cranial remolding orthosis o ClassificationName: Cranial orthosis o Predkate Device: STARbandTMCranial Remolding Orthosis, K001167, classified under 21 CFR fj882.5970 C. Device Description The STARlight is a cranial remolding orthosis used…
Orthomerica Products, Inc.2000—

Also cleared against K001167: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (25)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K081994StarlightOrthomerica Products, Inc.200824

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K081994 (Orthomerica Products, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 24 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K001167.

How does its category compare?

All OAN devices

OAN Orthosis, Cranial, Laser Scan: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · OAN

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 52009: 22013: 12014: 12015: 32016: 12018: 12021: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OAN

63in 2015

2008: 63 days median2015: 63 days median
2007high 63 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · OAN

No recall names OAN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OAN

1in 2020

2020: 1
2007high 1 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OAN, 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
20071—00
200856300
20092—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20131—00
20141—00
201536300
20161—00
20170—00
20181—00
20190—00
20200—01
20212—00
20220—00
20230—00
20241—00
20251—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The STARlight is available by prescription only and intended for use in infants from three to 18 months of age - with moderate to severe non-synostotic positional plagiocephaly, including infants with plagiocephalic-, brachycephalic- and scaphocephalic-shaped heads by applying mild pressure to prominent regions of the infant's cranium in order to improve cranial symmetry and/or shape.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K021207: Starlight.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021207

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026