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810nm Diode Laser System

K183122510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 25, 2019289-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4810

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

Shanghai Wonderful Opto-Electrics Tech.Co.,Ltd · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Aug 25, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K100893 (Sandstone Medical Technologies, LLC, 2010) after a 289-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2001.

Decided
Aug 25, 2019
Review
289 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K003614 (2001). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK003614 Lightsheer Pulsed Diode Array Laser SystemCoherent Star · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK100893 Cheveux Diode Laser SystemSandstone Medical Technologies, LLC · 2010
  3. This deviceK183122 810nm Diode Laser SystemShanghai Wonderful Opto-Electrics Tech.Co.,Ltd · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K003614Lightsheer Pulsed Diode Array Laser SystemCoherent Star20012
−1K100893Cheveux Diode Laser SystemSandstone Medical Technologies, LLC2010—
0 (this device)K183122810nm Diode Laser SystemShanghai Wonderful Opto-Electrics Tech.Co.,Ltd2019—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K183122, 2001–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K100893Cheveux Diode Laser System
Summary page 4
…dentified predicates within this submission are as follows: The 810nm Diode Laser System of Sandstone Medical Technologies, LLC has been cleared by FDA through 510(k) No.K100893 (Decision Date–Jun16, 2010). 510(k) Summary 1-3 === Page 5…
Sandstone Medical Technologies, LLC2010—

Also cleared against K100893: 2 other devices →

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 18 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.3 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K100893.

How does its category compare?

All GEX devices

GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEX

83in 2025

2007: 732008: 1072009: 692010: 502011: 412012: 452013: 462014: 612015: 472016: 512017: 672018: 512019: 412020: 522021: 532022: 602023: 522024: 822025: 832026 (partial year): 57
2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 86 days median2009: 100 days median2010: 96 days median2011: 83 days median2012: 118 days median2013: 144 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 114 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 78 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 90 days median2021: 123 days median2022: 152 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 90 days median
2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

2007: 92008: 22010: 42011: 182012: 52013: 32014: 62016: 12017: 5, 1 Class I2018: 52019: 62020: 12023: 62024: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 18 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEX

2,720in 2025

2007: 3422008: 2322009: 2092010: 1,7112011: 3,0242012: 2,0002013: 2,2362014: 2,0362015: 2,0992016: 2,5852017: 2,9772018: 3,5252019: 2,7092020: 2,1832021: 3,4652022: 2,2882023: 2,3372024: 2,1872025: 2,720
2007high 3,525 (2018) · low 209 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEX, 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
200773799342
2008107862232
2009691000209
2010509641,711
20114183183,024
20124511852,000
20134614432,236
20146114762,036
20154711202,099
20165111412,585
201767905 (1)2,977
2018517853,525
2019418862,709
2020529012,183
20215312303,465
20226015202,288
2023528762,337
2024829032,187
2025839002,720
202657902—

What is it indicated for?

The Cheveux Diode Laser System is indicated for:

Hair Removal

Permanent hair reduction

Treatment of benign vascular lesions

Treatment of benign pigmented lesions

Treatment of Leg Veins

Treatment for pseudofolliculitis barbae

The Cheveux Laser System is intended for use on all skin types (Fitzpatrick Skin types I-VI) including tanned Skin.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K183122: 810nm Diode Laser System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K183122

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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