# K173843: illumiflow 148 Laser Cap

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Eglobal, LLC
- Decided: Jan 26, 2018 after 39 days
- Product code: OAP (Laser, Comb, Hair)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 890.5500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 8 generations back to K001179 (2000). 21 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K162071: IllumiFlow Laser Cap, Eglobal, LLC (2017) Summary page 4.
- K161875: LaserCap300, LaserCap224, LaserCap120, LaserCap80, Transdermal Cap, Inc. (2016) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The illumiflow 148 Laser Cap is indicated to promote hair growth in males with androgenic alopecia who have Norwood-Hamilton classifications of IIa to V or females with androgenic alopecia who have Ludwig-Savin Hair Classifications of I-II and both with Fitzpatrick Skin Phototypes I to IV

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173843
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology