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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2019

CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System

K182809510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 7, 201865-day reviewClass URecalls 42

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Integra LifeSciences Corporation · LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical

Cleared on Dec 7, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K161882 (Integra LifeSciences Corporation, 2016) and 1 other predicate after a 65-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1988. 10 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 42 times.

Decided
Dec 7, 2018
Review
65 days
Class
Class U
Product code
LFL
Recalls
42
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K884413 (1988). 18 ancestors in all, the oldest K801623 (1980). 10 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1992: 1 other ancestor1980: 1 other ancestor2001: 2 other ancestors1993: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor2020: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK884413 · Cusa System 200H Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator · Valleylab, Inc. · 1988K981262 · Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System · Valleylab, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK021989 · Selector Integra Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator, Model OM 1530000M3 · Integra Neurosciences · 2002 · recalledK042277 · Selector Quantum Ultrasonic Aspirator System · Integra Neurosciences, Ltd. · 2004K081459 · Cusa Selector NXT Ultrasonic Tissue Ablation System · Integra Radionics, Inc. · 2008 · recalledK161882 · CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System · Integra LifeSciences Corporation · 2016 · recalled19801990200020102020
  1. Root · 6 generations backK884413 Cusa System 200H Ultrasonic Surgical AspiratorValleylab, Inc. · 1988
  2. 5 generations backK981262 Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemValleylab, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 4 generations backK021989 Selector Integra Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator, Model OM 1530000M3Integra Neurosciences · 2002 · Recalled
  4. 3 generations backK042277 Selector Quantum Ultrasonic Aspirator SystemIntegra Neurosciences, Ltd. · 2004
  5. 2 generations backK081459 Cusa Selector NXT Ultrasonic Tissue Ablation SystemIntegra Radionics, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  6. 1 generation backK161882 CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2016 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK182809 CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2018
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK200774 CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2020
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK221235 neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, Inc. · 2022
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK231117 neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC, A Bioventus Company · 2023
  11. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK190180 CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2019
  12. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK261448 neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC · 2026

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Descendants cleared per year

2019: 12020: 12022: 32023: 22024: 12025: 12026: 1
2019high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2021)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 10 · See all
  • K200774CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2020 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K221235neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, Inc. · 2022 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K231117neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC, A Bioventus Company · 2023 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K190180CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation · 2019 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K261448neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC · 2026 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K884413Cusa System 200H Ultrasonic Surgical AspiratorValleylab, Inc.1988—
−5K981262Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemValleylab, Inc.19983
−4K021989Selector Integra Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator, Model OM 1530000M3Integra Neurosciences20022
−3K042277Selector Quantum Ultrasonic Aspirator SystemIntegra Neurosciences, Ltd.2004—
−2K081459Cusa Selector NXT Ultrasonic Tissue Ablation SystemIntegra Radionics, Inc.20084
−1K161882CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation20162
0 (this device)K182809CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation2018—
+1K200774CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation2020—
+2K221235neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, Inc.2022—
+3K231117neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC, A Bioventus Company2023—
+1K190180CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation2019—
+4K261448neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemMisonix, LLC2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198010
199010
199210
199310
199410
199510
200120
200210
200510
200710
201410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
202010
202230
202320
202410
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182809, 1988–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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Top candidate predicates for a new LFL device

  1. #1 K261448 neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator Systemscore 14.5 · 10 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K161882CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System
Summary page 4
…) LFL, LBK 807.92(a)(3)- Legally Marketed Devices to Which Submitter Claims Equivalence CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System K161882 CUSA® Excel+ Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System K141668 807.92(a)(4)- Device Description The CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Sur…
Integra LifeSciences Corporation20162
*K141668Cusa Excel+ Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System
Summary page 4
…ly Marketed Devices to Which Submitter Claims Equivalence CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System K161882 CUSA® Excel+ Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System K141668 807.92(a)(4)- Device Description The CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System was originally cleared October 14,…
Integra LifeSciences Corporation2014—

What descends from it? (10)

4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K200774CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation20205
K190180CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation20191
K251162CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation20250
K240493CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemIntegra LifeSciences Corporation20240

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0613-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operator s manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0615-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0617-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0619-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0620-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0640-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0641-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0627-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0628-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0637-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0639-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0643-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0622-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0623-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0624-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0625-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0626-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0629-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0630-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0632-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0635-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0636-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0642-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0646-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0647-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0648-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0649-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0650-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0651-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0652-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0653-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0614-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0616-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0618-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0621-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0631-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0633-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0634-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0638-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0644-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0645-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…
Oct 21, 2019Class IIZ-0654-2020Device DesignThe 36 kHz Sterilization Tray (C7136 Rev C / 72904491 Rev A) system does not meet the Dry Time Criteria for a 30-minute drying cycle. The current CUSA Clarity Operators manual states 30 minutes for the minimum Dry Time for the 36 kHz…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 30 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.2 years on median.
  • 6 of the 18 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K200774 (Integra LifeSciences Corporation, 2020) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LFL devices

LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LFL

3in 2025

2007: 72008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 32013: 52014: 32015: 42016: 52017: 22018: 32019: 42020: 42021: 62022: 82023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 8 (2022) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFL

176in 2025

2007: 99 days median2011: 241 days median2012: 82 days median2013: 73 days median2014: 136 days median2015: 99 days median2016: 111 days median2018: 66 days median2019: 103 days median2020: 190 days median2021: 83 days median2022: 168 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 158 days median2025: 176 days median2026 (partial year): 99 days median
2007high 241 (2011) · low 66 (2018)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LFL

11in 2024

2010: 32011: 22012: 52014: 12015: 12017: 12019: 422021: 12023: 22024: 112026 (partial year): 1
2007high 42 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LFL

3,857in 2025

2007: 2,2362008: 1,6782009: 3,3242010: 1,2392011: 1,0532012: 1,4912013: 2,4302014: 4,2602015: 2,7772016: 2,6912017: 3,2672018: 3,4612019: 3,1532020: 2,9342021: 3,2892022: 3,4222023: 4,2152024: 4,0172025: 3,857
2007high 4,260 (2014) · low 1,053 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200779902,236
20082—01,678
20091—03,324
20102—31,239
2011324121,053
201238251,491
201357302,430
2014313614,260
201549912,777
2016511102,691
20172—13,267
201836603,461
20194103423,153
2020419002,934
202168313,289
2022816803,422
2023410424,215
20243158114,017
2025317603,857
20263991—

What is it indicated for?

The CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System is indicated for use in surgical procedures where fragmentation, emulsification and aspiration of soft and hard (e.g. bone) tissue is desirable. The CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator is indicated for use in: Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Gynecological Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and the following specific uses: Gastrointestinal and Affiliated Organ…

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The CUSA® Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System is indicated for use in surgical procedures where fragmentation, emulsification and aspiration of soft and hard (e.g. bone) tissue is desirable.

The CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator is indicated for use in:

Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Gynecological Surgery and Thoracic Surgery and the following specific uses:

Gastrointestinal and Affiliated Organ Surgery – including removal of benign or malignant tumors or other unwanted tissue, including hepatic parenchyma, in open or laparoscopic procedures, hepatic resection, tumor resection, lobectomy or trisegmentectomy, or removal of tissue during liver allotransplantation and donor hepatectomy

Urological Surgery- including removal of renal parenchyma during nephrectomy or partial nephrectomy

General Surgery – including removal of benign or malignant tumors or other unwanted soft or hard tissue in open or minimally invasive general surgical procedures

Laparoscopic Surgery - including removal of hepatic parenchyma in laparoscopic hepatic resection, lobectomy or trisegmentectomy, in laparoscopic donor hepatectomy or laparoscopic cholecystectomy or laparoscopic pancreatic jejunostomy, or pancreatectomy, or laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic colon resection or laparoscopic partial gastrectomy

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510(k) Report. “K182809: CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182809

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