510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSpectra Optia Apheresis System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Terumobct, Inc. · LKN Separator, Automated, Blood Cell And Plasma, Therapeutic
Cleared on Nov 1, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K172590 (Terumobct, Inc., 2018) after a 195-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1983.
- Decided
- Nov 1, 2018
- Review
- 195 days
- Class
- Class U
- Product code
- LKN
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K831004 (1983). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K172590 | Spectra Optia Apheresis SystemSummary page 4…atory Class: Unclassified Product Code: LKN III. PREDICATE DEVICE Spectra Optia® Apheresis System, K172590 This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall. No reference devices were used in this submission. IV.… | 2018 |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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 35 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 34.5 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
- 1 other device also cites its predicate K172590.
How does its category compare?
All LKN devicesLKN Separator, Automated, Blood Cell And Plasma, Therapeutic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · LKN
2in 2019
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LKN
195in 2018
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LKN
1in 2012
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LKN
71in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LKN, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 2 | 132 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 3 | 481 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 1 | 372 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 96 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 128 |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 0 | 306 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 206 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 169 |
| 2018 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 55 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 72 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 135 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 63 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 132 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 161 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 71 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Spectra Optia® Apheresis System, a blood component separator, may be used to perform therapeutic plasma exchange.
The Spectra Optia® Apheresis System, a blood component separator, may be used to perform Red Blood Cell Exchange (RBCX) procedures for the transfusion management of Sickle Cell Disease in adults and children.
The Spectra Optia® Apheresis System, a blood component separator, may be used to reduce White Blood Cells for patients with leukocytosis at risk for leukostasis.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K181049 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K181049: Spectra Optia Apheresis System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181049
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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