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Capsule Tension Ring Inserter, Model 7-810

K042478510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 28, 2004106-day reviewClass I21 CFR 886.4300

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

Duckworth & Kent, Ltd. · NCE Injector, Capsular Tension Ring

Cleared on Dec 28, 2004 after a 106-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Dec 28, 2004
Review
106 days
Class
Class I
Product code
NCE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K042478Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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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 NCE devices

NCE Injector, Capsular Tension Ring: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NCE

FDA has decided no NCE device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NCE

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

Recalls per year · NCE

No recall names NCE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NCE

1in 2023

2023: 1
2007high 1 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NCE, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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What is it indicated for?

When a "Morcher Capsular Tension Ring" is to be implanted as part of a cataract procedure.

This injector will facilitate the insertion and proper placement of the ring in the capsular bag.

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

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510(k) Report. “K042478: Capsule Tension Ring Inserter, Model 7-810.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042478

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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