# K172689: DESCRIBE PFD Patch

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merz North America, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 29, 2017 after 84 days
- Product code: PKO (Transparent Patch For Use In Treatment Of Tattoos)
- 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: 2 generations back to K950019 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K150212: DeScribe Transparent PFD Patch, On Light Sciences, Inc. (2015) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The DESCRIBE PFD Patch is indicated for use as an accessory to laser tattoo removal procedures using 532, 694, 755, and 1064 nm standard Q-Switched (QS) lasers and 532, 755, 785, and 1064 nm standard picosecond lasers in Fitzpatrick Skin Type I-Ill patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172689
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology