# K111342: Light Guide Cable

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Schott North America
- Decided: Nov 25, 2011 after 196 days
- Product code: HBI (Illuminator, Fiberoptic, Surgical Field)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4580
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K991208 (1999). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K991208: Endoscopic Fiberoptic Cable, Isolux America (1999) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K223183: Light-Guide Cables (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Schott Light Guide Cable is indicated for use in transmitting light for illumination purposes from an illuminator to various instruments such as headlights, microscopes and endoscopes, providing illumination in body cavities during examinations or surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K111342
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology