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LH-75T Phototherapy System

K090097510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 26, 200942-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4630

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

Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. · FTC Light, Ultraviolet, Dermatological

Cleared on Feb 26, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K022165 (Theralight, Inc., 2002) and 3 other predicates after a 42-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1989. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 26, 2009
Review
42 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FTC
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K885026 (1989). 19 ancestors in all, the oldest K885025 (1989). 7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 other ancestor2002: 3 other ancestors1998: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestor2001: 3 other ancestors1993: 3 other ancestors2009: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK885026 · Houva II Uvb · National Biological Corp. · 1989K992914 · Excimer Laser Phototherapy System, AL7000 · Acculase, Inc. · 2000×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K020591 (2002), K022165 (2002) K024020 · Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System · Theralight, Inc. · 2003K040062 · Levia Phototherapy System · Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. · 20041990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 6 other ancestors3 generations back: 5 other ancestors4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant5 generations forward: 1 descendant K040062 · Levia Phototherapy System · Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. · 2004K024020 · Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System · Theralight, Inc. · 2003K022165 · Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System, Model UV120-2 · Theralight, Inc. · 2002K020591 · Bclear · Lumenis · 2002K992914 · Excimer Laser Phototherapy System, AL7000 · Acculase, Inc. · 2000K885026 · Houva II Uvb · National Biological Corp. · 1989−50+5
  1. Root · 6 generations backK885026 Houva II UvbNational Biological Corp. · 1989
  2. 5 generations backK992914 Excimer Laser Phototherapy System, AL7000Acculase, Inc. · 2000
  3. 4 generations backK020591 BclearLumenis · 2002
  4. 3 generations backK022165 Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System, Model UV120-2Theralight, Inc. · 2002
  5. 2 generations backK024020 Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy SystemTheralight, Inc. · 2003
  6. 1 generation backK040062 Levia Phototherapy SystemLerner Medical Devices, Inc. · 2004
  7. This deviceK090097 LH-75T Phototherapy SystemLerner Medical Devices, Inc. · 2009
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK170489 Skylit Phototherapy SystemSkylit Medical · 2017
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK173436 Luma Light SystemLuma Therapeutics · 2018
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK192642 308nm Excimer SystemChongqing Peninsula Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · 2020
  11. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK200971 308nm Excimer SystemXuzhou Kernel Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. · 2020
  12. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK253871 Klär Lite (RCW-KL1000)Radcliffe Watts, LLC · 2026

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 12017: 12018: 12020: 22025: 12026: 1
2009high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K170489Skylit Phototherapy SystemSkylit Medical · 2017 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K173436Luma Light SystemLuma Therapeutics · 2018 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K192642308nm Excimer SystemChongqing Peninsula Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · 2020 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K200971308nm Excimer SystemXuzhou Kernel Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. · 2020 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K253871Klär Lite (RCW-KL1000)Radcliffe Watts, LLC · 2026 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K885026Houva II UvbNational Biological Corp.1989—
−5K992914Excimer Laser Phototherapy System, AL7000Acculase, Inc.2000—
−4K020591BclearLumenis2002—
−3K022165Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System, Model UV120-2Theralight, Inc.2002—
−2K024020Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy SystemTheralight, Inc.2003—
−1K040062Levia Phototherapy SystemLerner Medical Devices, Inc.2004—
0 (this device)K090097LH-75T Phototherapy SystemLerner Medical Devices, Inc.2009—
+1K170489Skylit Phototherapy SystemSkylit Medical2017—
+2K173436Luma Light SystemLuma Therapeutics2018—
+3K192642308nm Excimer SystemChongqing Peninsula Medical Technology Co., Ltd.2020—
+4K200971308nm Excimer SystemXuzhou Kernel Medical Equipment Co., Ltd.2020—
+2K253871Klär Lite (RCW-KL1000)Radcliffe Watts, LLC2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199010
199330
199810
200130
200230
200810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200910
201710
201810
202020
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K090097, 1989–2026Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new FTC device

  1. #1 K242977 308nm Excimer Phototherapy Device (CN-308E…score 14.8 · 21 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*K022165Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System, Model UV120-2
Summary page 1
…4 List of Predicate Devices: TheraLight, Inc. UV I 20-2 UVA /UVB Phototherapy System K022165, K024020, Lemner Medical Devices, Inc. Levia Photother…
Theralight, Inc.2002—
*K024020Theralight UV120-2 Uva/Uvb Phototherapy System
Summary page 1
…f Predicate Devices: TheraLight, Inc. UV I 20-2 UVA /UVB Phototherapy System K022165, K024020, Lemner Medical Devices, Inc. Levia Phototherapy Syste…
Theralight, Inc.2003—
*K040062Levia Phototherapy System
Summary page 1
…0, Lemner Medical Devices, Inc. Levia Phototherapy System K040062 Daavlin Distributing Co. Dermapal with Digital Timer…
Lerner Medical Devices, Inc.2004—
*K073587Dermapal with Digital Timer
Summary page 1
…0062 Daavlin Distributing Co. Dermapal with Digital Timer K073 587 LH-75T 510Ok Application Rev 4.doc Page 11 of 45 LH-75T510(k)Page 11 Device Descripti…
Daavlin Distributing Co.2008—

Also cleared against K022165: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K170489Skylit Phototherapy SystemSkylit Medical20175
K091568LH-75 Phototherapy SystemLerner Medical Devices, Inc.20090

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 20 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.3 years on median.
  • None of the 19 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K170489 (Skylit Medical, 2017) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K022165.

How does its category compare?

All FTC devices

FTC Light, Ultraviolet, Dermatological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FTC

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 22010: 12011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 22015: 32016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 22020: 52021: 32022: 12023: 42024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2011) · low 1 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTC

76in 2025

2007: 53 days median2008: 41 days median2011: 125 days median2015: 98 days median2018: 88 days median2020: 237 days median2021: 89 days median2023: 48 days median2025: 76 days median2026 (partial year): 91 days median
2007high 237 (2020) · low 41 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTC

3so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FTC

8in 2025

2010: 22012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 82016: 22017: 22019: 142020: 42021: 482022: 42023: 52024: 42025: 8
2007high 48 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FTC, 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
200745300
200834110
20092—00
20101—02
2011512500
20121—01
20131—01
20142—01
201539808
20161—02
20172—02
201838800
20192—014
2020523704
2021389048
20221—04
202344805
20241—04
202537618
20264913—

What is it indicated for?

The LH-75T Phototherapy System is intended for use, by or under the direction of a physician, in UVB phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis (eczema), seborrheic dermatitis and leucoderma.

The LH-75T Phototherapy System is intended for use on all skin types (I -VI).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K090097: LH-75T Phototherapy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K090097

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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