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Velocity Advantage

K023939510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 17, 2003142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.4150

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

Visioncare Devices, Inc. · HQE Instrument, Vitreous Aspiration And Cutting, Ac-Powered

Cleared on Apr 17, 2003 after a 142-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Apr 17, 2003
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HQE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K023939Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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.

How does its category compare?

All HQE devices

HQE Instrument, Vitreous Aspiration And Cutting, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HQE

1in 2022

2011: 12012: 22014: 12016: 12017: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQE

Too few HQE 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HQE

1in 2025

2007: 22010: 112016: 42025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 11 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HQE

339in 2025

2007: 3002008: 652009: 342010: 272011: 212012: 342013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 102017: 592018: 3092019: 412020: 302021: 322022: 462023: 1082024: 1052025: 339
2007high 339 (2025) · low 9 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQE, 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
20070—2300
20080—065
20090—034
20100—1127
20111—021
20122—034
20130—09
20141—09
20150—09
20161—410
20171—059
20180—0309
20190—041
20200—030
20210—032
20221—046
20230—0108
20240—0105
20250—1339
20260—3—

What is it indicated for?

The Velocity Advantage would be used by a physician in conjunction with standard vitrectomy equipment to cut and remove vitreous and other intraocular tissue.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K023939: Velocity Advantage.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023939

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