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Dexter L6 System

K261398510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 11, 2026104-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4965

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

Distalmotion SA · SDD Electromechanical Surgical System Wherein The Surgeon Annd The User Interface Can Be In The Sterile Field

Cleared on Aug 11, 2026 as substantially equivalent to K251197 (Distalmotion SA, 2025) after a 104-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2024.

Decided
Aug 11, 2026
Review
104 days
Class
Class II
Product code
SDD
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to DEN230084 (2024). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backDEN230084 Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA · 2024
  2. 1 generation backK251197 Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA · 2025
  3. This deviceK261398 Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA · 2026
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2DEN230084Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA2024—
−1K251197Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA2025—
0 (this device)K261398Dexter L6 SystemDistalmotion SA2026—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K261398, 2024–2026Source: 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 SDD device

  1. #1 K251197 Dexter L6 Systemscore 16.1 · 1 generation · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K251197Dexter L6 System
Summary page 5
…ntrol interface Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: SDD Review Panel: General & Plastic Surgery Predicate Devices: Dexter L6 System (K251197) Device Description: The Dexter L6 System is designed to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach. It is co…
Distalmotion SA2025—

Also cleared against K251197: 1 other device →

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 2 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 11 months on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K251197.

How does its category compare?

All SDD devices

SDD Electromechanical Surgical System Wherein The Surgeon Annd The User Interface Can Be In The Sterile Field: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2026, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · SDD

2in 2025

2024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · SDD

Too few SDD 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · SDD

No recall names SDD since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · SDD

3in 2025

2025: 3
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

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What is it indicated for?

The Distalmotion Dexter L6 System is intended to assist in the accurate control of endoscopes as well as endoscopic instruments for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, suturing, dissecting, coagulating and cutting, with or without high frequency functionality. The Distalmotion Dexter L6 System is intended for use in laparoscopic inguinal and ventral hernia repair, cholecystectomy, total benign hysterectomy including…

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The Distalmotion Dexter L6 System is intended to assist in the accurate control of endoscopes as well as endoscopic instruments for endoscopic manipulation of tissue, including grasping, suturing, dissecting, coagulating and cutting, with or without high frequency functionality. The Distalmotion Dexter L6 System is intended for use in laparoscopic inguinal and ventral hernia repair, cholecystectomy, total benign hysterectomy including salpingo-oophorectomy and sacrocolpopexy. The system is indicated for adult use, defined as 22 years old and older. It is intended for use by trained laparoscopic or robotic surgeons in an operating room environment in accordance with the representative and specific procedures set forth in the Instructions for Use.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K261398: Dexter L6 System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K261398

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded Oct 30, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026