# K131870: Glide Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Home Skinovations, Ltd.
- Decided: Aug 14, 2013 after 51 days
- Product code: OHT (Light Based Over-The-Counter Hair Removal)
- 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: 12 generations back to K950019 (1995). 41 ancestors in all.
33 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 75 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K103184: Silk'n Flash N GO, Home Skinovations, Ltd. (2010) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K140527: Sensilight Mini (2014), 23 descendants of its own
- K161565: DUO (2016), 19 descendants of its own
- K141242: Glide Device (2014), 19 descendants of its own
- K213041: IPL Hair Removal, Model: OBT-02 (2021), 15 descendants of its own
- K140381: Sensilight/ Sensilight Plus (2014), 14 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The GlideTM device is an over the counter device intended for the removal of unwanted hair. The GlideTM device is also intended for permanent reduction in hair regrowth, defined as the long-term, stable reduction in the number of hairs regrowing when measured at 6, 9, and 12 months after the completion of a treatment regime.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K131870
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology