# K073313: Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile Tip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Omniguide, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 2, 2008 after 37 days
- Product code: GEX (Powered Laser Surgical Instrument)
- 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: 6 generations back to K953074 (1995). 17 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050541: Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark I Laser Beam Delivery, Omniguide Communications, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K070157: Omniguide Beam Path CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber, Omniguide, Inc. (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K093451: Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile/Low Loss Tip (2009), 4 descendants of its own
- K140378: Flexguide Ultra Beampath Robotic Fiber Conduit (2014), 2 descendants of its own
- K170777: Bovie J-Plasma Precise FLEX Handpiece (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K203241: OmniGuide BeamPath OTO-U Fiber (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K202880: J-Plasma Precise FLEX Handpiece (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The OmniGuide Beam Path C02 Mark III WaveGuide Fiber with Low Profile Tip is indicated for the incision, excision, ablation, vaporization and coagulation of body soft tissues including intra-oral tissues. It is indicated in the medical specialties of general and plastic surgery, oral/maxillofacial surgery, dentistry, dermatology, gynecology, otorhinolaryngology, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, urology, and pulmonology, and can be used in open surgical procedures as well as endoscopic minimally invasive procedures in conjunction with rigid or flexible endoscopes, such as in laryngoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, hysteroscopy and bronchoscopy. The indications for use for which the delivery system is used for are dependent upon the cleared indications for use of the laser system and those laser system accessories to which it is attached.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K073313
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology