# K021717: Endoscopic Light Source, Model XL300/L5

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: World of Medicine Lemke GmbH
- Decided: Aug 20, 2002 after 89 days
- Product code: GCT (Light Source, Endoscope, Xenon Arc)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- 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; 4 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 summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (listed below).

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K696259: Karl Storz Xenon 300 Light Source for Non-Flash Applications. Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K031994: Linvatec 300W Xenon Light Source (2003), 2 descendants of its own
- K023468: Endoscopic Light Source XL180/L3 (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K093125: Alphaxenon Light 180 W and 300 W (2010), 0 descendants of its own
- K070376: Conmed Linvatec 300W Xenon Light Source (2007), 0 descendants of its own
- K032545: Endoscopic Light Source LS-3000X; LS-1800XG/Med Light X 180; LS-2500H/Med Light H 250 (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Endoscopic Light Source XL300/L5 is intended to be used with fiber optic endoscopes to provide illumination of body cavities, hollow organs and canals during endoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K021717
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology