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Crystalsert Crystalens Delivery System

K082944510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 16, 200814-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

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. · MSS Folders And Injectors, Intraocular Lens (Iol)

Cleared on Oct 16, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K970727 (Chiron Vision Corp., 1997) after a 14-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 16, 2008
Review
14 days
Class
Class I
Product code
MSS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K914311 (1992). 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant clearedK914311 · Chiroflex II Lens Microsert (TM) · Chiron Ophthalmics · 1992K970727 · Mport Foldable Lens Placement System · Chiron Vision Corp. · 1997 · recalled1990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K970727 · Mport Foldable Lens Placement System · Chiron Vision Corp. · 1997 · recalledK914311 · Chiroflex II Lens Microsert (TM) · Chiron Ophthalmics · 19920
  1. Root · 2 generations backK914311 Chiroflex II Lens Microsert (TM)Chiron Ophthalmics · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK970727 Mport Foldable Lens Placement SystemChiron Vision Corp. · 1997 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK082944 Crystalsert Crystalens Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK123736 Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb · 2013
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK132593 Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb · 2013
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK173480 Crystalsert Lens Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb, Inc. · 2017

Most influential descendants

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  • K123736Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb · 2013 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K132593Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb · 2013 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K173480Crystalsert Lens Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb, Inc. · 2017 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K914311Chiroflex II Lens Microsert (TM)Chiron Ophthalmics1992—
−1K970727Mport Foldable Lens Placement SystemChiron Vision Corp.19971
0 (this device)K082944Crystalsert Crystalens Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb, Inc.2008—
+1K123736Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb2013—
+2K132593Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb2013—
+3K173480Crystalsert Lens Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb, Inc.2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201320
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K082944, 1992–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K970727Mport Foldable Lens Placement System
Summary page 1
…poration (currently acquired by Bausch & Lomb Corporation Device: MPort (MP-30) 510(k) K(970727 Date Cleared: December 17, 1997 4. A description of the device that is the subject of the 510(k), inclu…
Chiron Vision Corp.19971

Also cleared against K970727: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K123736Crystalsert Delivery SystemBausch & Lomb20132

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 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 10.8 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K123736 (Bausch & Lomb, 2013) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K970727.

How does its category compare?

All MSS devices

MSS Folders And Injectors, Intraocular Lens (Iol): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MSS

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 52009: 52010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 52014: 52015: 32016: 22017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 22021: 12023: 32024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MSS

54in 2023

2008: 84 days median2009: 197 days median2013: 141 days median2014: 78 days median2015: 156 days median2017: 30 days median2019: 67 days median2023: 54 days median
2007high 197 (2009) · low 30 (2017)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MSS

1in 2017

2016: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MSS

429in 2025

2007: 4452008: 1852009: 1862010: 2032011: 952012: 1292013: 2032014: 1142015: 1272016: 1122017: 1142018: 3402019: 2712020: 3622021: 2892022: 4902023: 3302024: 3752025: 429
2007high 490 (2022) · low 95 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MSS, 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—0445
20085840185
200951970186
20102—0203
20112—095
20122—0129
201351410203
20145780114
201531560127
20162—1112
20173301114
20181—0340
20193670271
20202—0362
20211—0289
20220—0490
20233540330
20241—0375
20251—0429
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The CrystalsertTM Crystalens® Delivery System is intended to be used to fold and deliver the Crystalens® (AT-50SE, AT-52SE, HD520 and HD500) accommodating intraocular lens into the capsular bag.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K082944: Crystalsert Crystalens Delivery System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K082944

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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