# K060839: Abc Hair Removal System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 7, 2006 after 254 days
- Product code: OHT (Light Based Over-The-Counter Hair Removal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4810
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K950019 (1995). 21 ancestors in all.
171 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 193 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020856: Spatouch Photoepilation System, Radiancy (Israel), Ltd. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K052848: Spectra Hair Removal Laser, Spectragenics, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K013028: Palomar SLP 1000, Palomar Medical Products, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K053527: Spectra Hair Removal Laser (2008), 169 descendants of its own
- K072906: SILK'N (2008), 169 descendants of its own
- K082298: Flash N' GO (2008), 168 descendants of its own
- K090820: Tria Hair Removal Laser System (2009), 167 descendants of its own
- K103184: Silk'n Flash N GO (2010), 148 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ABC Hair Removal System is an over-the-counter device intended for adjunctive use with shaving for hair removal sustained with periodic treatments.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060839
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology