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Laser Fiber GF500

K021686510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 20, 200290-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

W.O.M. World of Medicine AG · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Aug 20, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K011175 (W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH, 2001) and 1 other predicate after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999.

Decided: Aug 20, 2002
Review: 90 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K994010 (1999). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK994010 Innovaquartz General Shape Laser FiberInnovaquartz · 1999
This deviceK021686 Laser Fiber GF500W.O.M. World of Medicine AG · 2002

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K994010	Innovaquartz General Shape Laser Fiber	Innovaquartz	1999	—
0 (this device)	K021686	Laser Fiber GF500	W.O.M. World of Medicine AG	2002	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2001	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021686, 1999–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (2)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K011175	W.O.M. Laser U100	W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH	2001	—
*	K994010	Innovaquartz General Shape Laser Fiber Summary page 1 …device is GEX. IV. Predicate Devices: 0 Laser Fiber GFlOO (KO1 1175), W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE AG 0 InnovaQuartz General Shape Laser Fiber (K9940 10) manufactured by InnovaQuartz, Inc. V. Intended Use: The Laser Fiber GF500 is intended to be used as a f…	Innovaquartz	1999	—

Also cleared against K011175: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
1 other device also cites its predicate K011175.

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.

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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	—

What is it indicated for?

The Laser Fiber GF500 is intended to be used as a fiber optic delivery system in conjunction with the W.O.M. Laser UlOO during lithotripsy procedures in the contact mode.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K021686 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K021686: Laser Fiber GF500.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021686

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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