510(k) · Cleared
ClearedQ-Switched ND:Yag Ophtalmic Laser (with Slit Lamp), Model Optimis II
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Quantel Medical · HQF Laser, Ophthalmic
Cleared on Mar 24, 2005 after an 84-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
- Decided
- Mar 24, 2005
- Review
- 84 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- HQF
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below).
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kept off the family tree | K992824 | FDA’s K992824 is Laserex ND:Yag Ophthalmic Laser (LQ2106), Alcon ND:Yag Ophthalmic Laser… Our reading of the summary gave K992824, FDA’s number for Laserex ND:Yag Ophthalmic Laser (LQ2106), Alcon ND:Yag… (Ellex Medical Pty, Ltd.). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “AURAT (Coherent)”. Kept off the family tree. Summary page 1…nel: 86 Predicate devices: AURAT ' (Coherent), LQP4106 ERA (Laserex), 3000 LE (Alcon), LQ2106 (Laserex), LQP3106 (Laserex) and 3000LX (Laserex) - see K992824. Device description: The Quantel Optimis II Q-SwitchedNd:YAG Photodisruptor in a Nd:YAG laser which operates… | 1999 |
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 HQF devicesHQF Laser, Ophthalmic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · HQF
3in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · HQF
264in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · HQF
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · HQF
106in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code HQF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 198 | 2 | 60 |
| 2008 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 34 |
| 2009 | 7 | 115 | 2 | 33 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 3 | 43 |
| 2011 | 4 | 128 | 5 | 26 |
| 2012 | 5 | 179 | 1 | 41 |
| 2013 | 6 | 225 | 2 | 39 |
| 2014 | 3 | 215 | 4 | 58 |
| 2015 | 4 | 295 | 0 | 80 |
| 2016 | 3 | 271 | 0 | 108 |
| 2017 | 3 | 189 | 0 | 77 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 82 |
| 2019 | 4 | 107 | 0 | 66 |
| 2020 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 72 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 111 |
| 2023 | 5 | 155 | 0 | 92 |
| 2024 | 3 | 167 | 0 | 75 |
| 2025 | 3 | 264 | 1 | 106 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The 'Optimis II Q-Switched Nd:YAG Photodisruptor is intended for posterior capsulotomy.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K043613 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K043613: Q-Switched ND:Yag Ophtalmic Laser (with Slit Lamp), Model Optimis II.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K043613
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026