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Eye Spheres

K082850510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 27, 2009151-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.3320

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

Product and Educational Services, LLC · HPZ Implant, Eye Sphere

Cleared on Feb 27, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K972661 (Gulden Ophthalmics, 1997) after a 151-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992.

Decided
Feb 27, 2009
Review
151 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HPZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K921106 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK921106 Sterile/Single Use Eye Sphere ImplantsStorz Instrument Co. · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK972661 Eye Sphere, ConformersGulden Ophthalmics · 1997 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK082850 Eye SpheresProduct and Educational Services, LLC · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K921106Sterile/Single Use Eye Sphere ImplantsStorz Instrument Co.1992—
−1K972661Eye Sphere, ConformersGulden Ophthalmics199713
0 (this device)K082850Eye SpheresProduct and Educational Services, LLC2009—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K082850, 1992–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K972661Eye Sphere, Conformers
Summary page 1
…Conformer, Ophthalmic Legally Marketed Equivalent Devices: Gulden Ophthalmics Eye Sphere and Conformer (K972661) Product and Educational Services LLC Summary of Device: When an ey…
Gulden Ophthalmics199713

Also cleared against K972661: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K972661.

How does its category compare?

All HPZ devices

HPZ Implant, Eye Sphere: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HPZ

1in 2022

2007: 22008: 12009: 22011: 22013: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HPZ

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

Recalls per year · HPZ

1in 2012

2010: 12012: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HPZ

6in 2011

2007: 52008: 72009: 52010: 32011: 6
2007high 7 (2008) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HPZ, 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
20072—05
20081—07
20092—05
20100—13
20112—06
20120—10
20131—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20221—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Eye Spheres are permanent implants that occupy the eye cavity when it has become necessary to surgically remove the eye (enucleation) or the contents of the eye sac (evisceration)

Conformers are temporary devices which maintain the shape of the eye and prevent closure or adhesion during the healing process

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K082850: Eye Spheres.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K082850

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